Child custody modification; misapprehension of law; authentication and admissibility of child protective services documents.

process defect; service of process defect; summons; complaint; amended complaint; relation back; alias & pluries summons; discontinued action; statute of limitations; motion to dismiss.

order modifying child custody to award primary physical custody to the father; substantial evidence; findings support conclusions; effect of changed circumstances on children's welfare self-evident; no abuse of discretion in best interest determination

Summary judgment, real party in interest, verification, statute of limitations.

Representation of children, statute of limitations, notice pleading.

Notice of hearing, calculation of income, child support

attorney-client relationship; contract interpretation; unambiguous provision; condition precedent; Rule 11 sanctions; due process; calculation of sanctions award; judicial bias; appellate waiver

indecent liberties with a minor; expert testimony; expert opinion as to defendant's guilt; expert testimony without proper foundation

Hearsay, testimonial statements, confrontation clause.

sufficiency of indictment; defective indictment; larceny; habitual larceny; felony habitual larceny; plea bargain; petition for writ of certiorari

Motion to suppress; probable cause to search an automobile; totality of the circumstances; negative canine hit.

Entry and rendition of judgment, probation revocation, search.

motion to suppress properly denied; probable cause supported search warrant; search of a cell phone;

Motion for continuance, expert qualifications, and visual identification of a controlled substance.

first-degree sex offense; first-degree statutory sex offense; indecent liberties; sexual act; penetration; motion to dismiss; sufficiency of the evidence; general objection; specificity requirement; apparent from context; preservation; expert testimony; Rule 702; speculation; relevance

Possession of a Firearm by a Felon; Habitual Felon; issue preservation; unpreserved constitutional error; plain error.

Resentencing after remand; compliance with N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1335; changes to consolidation of convictions

series of break-ins at a nonoperational plant; Harbison violation; defense counsel admitted to lesser-included offenses of misdemeanor breaking and entering and misdemeanor possession of stolen goods during closing argument; caught or in the act; remand for evidentiary hearing to determine if Defendant knowingly consented in advance of admissions; remaining claims for ineffective assistance of counsel dismissed without prejudice to filing a motion for appropriate relief below

Batson three-step process, clearly erroneous standard

Motion to dismiss, indictment, surplusage, special jury instruction, preservation.