trafficking, traffic stop, license plate, renewal sticker, Commissioner, DMV, reasonable suspicion, mistake of law, registration card, ambiguous

motion for appropriate relief; Brady and Napue claims failed because of lack of probability allegedly wrongfully withheld or intentionally false evidence would have changed result of trial had it not been withheld or introduced; evidentiary hearing was required on ineffective assistance of counsel claim to determine whether failure to investigate key alibi witness prejudiced outcome of trial; gatekeeper order prohibiting the filing of future motions for appropriate relief was erroneous where there was no history of filing successive frivolous motions for appropriate relief

Fifth Amendment; custodial interrogation; barricaded suspect; and clerical error

Miranda Rights; interrogation; confession; unambiguous request for counsel; motion to suppress; Fifth Amendment

New trial; Motion to Dismiss; Rule of Evidence 404; Limiting Instructions; and Hearsay

proof of prior felony conviction; jury instruction; felonious possession of marijuana

Jury instructions; mandatory presumption; attorney-client privilege; motion to compel.

special condition of probation; abuse of discretion; N.C.G.S. 15A-1343

Driving while intoxicated; motion to suppress medical record evidence; Fourth Amendment right to be free from warrantless search and seizure; harmless beyond a reasonable doubt; no prejudicial error.

solicitation; first-degree murder; lesser included offense; improper closing argument

valid indictment; factual basis for plea; sentencing procedures; § 15A-1024

Jury request, NCGS 15A-1233, and judicial discretion

Motion to suppress; petition for writ of certiorari; improper notice of appeal; plain error standard; inadequate conclusions of law.

Underinsured motorist coverage; Motor Vehicle Safety and Financial Responsibility Act; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-279.21(b)(4); calculation of coverage when there are multiple underinsured tortfeasors and multiple applicable UIM policies; statutory construction

civil procedure; pleading; counterclaim asserted outside statute of limitations did not relate back to plaintiff's complaint; most recent intermediate appellate court precedent controls over prior inconsistent precedent of same court

Industrial Commission determination of witness credibility; Commission did not err by concluding that Plaintiff failed to meet his burden of proving a compensable injury.

alimony modification; substantial change of circumstances; bad faith; earning capacity; N.C. Gen. Stat. 50-16.3A(b)