First Degree Murder; Motion to Suppress; Exigent Circumstances; Warrant Requirement

aggravating factor, position of trust or confidence, bad acts evidence, disclosure

Automatism, unconsciousness, self-serving evidence, sufficient evidence of premeditation and deliberation, voir dire questioning, closing arguments

Voluntary manslaughter; robbery with dangerous weapon; sufficiency of factual basis; calculation of prior record level

Anders brief; wholly frivolous; attorney fees; possession of a firearm by a felon; homicide; suicide; crime scene; defense of accident; second-degree murder; Alford plea; sentencing; prior record level

satellite-based monitoring; Fourth Amendment; aggravated offense

exclusion of evidence; Rule 403; prejudicial error

Attempted first degree murder; sufficiency of evidence of premeditation and deliberation; denial of request for jury instructions; attempted voluntary manslaughter; voluntary intoxication

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1444(a2)(2); guilty plea; court costs imposed across two judgments; alleged violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-304(a); no subject matter jurisdiction; appeal dismissed

Assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury; deadly weapon per se; overwhelming evidence of guilt; invited error.

Criminal contempt; summary proceedings

Motion to dismiss; injury to real property; jury instructions; trespass; damage to real property; lease; reasonable belief; claim of right; motion in limine; preservation; appellate review; plain error; right to present a defense; felony; misdemeanor; intent

Indecent liberties; admission of corroborative testimony about out of court statements

Expert Testimony; Impermissible Vouching for Witness Credibility; Preservation; Prejudicial Error

child custody; relocation; findings of fact; appellate mandate; Ramirez-Barker v. Barker; abuse of discretion

interlocutory appeal, substantial right

Personal jurisdiction; minimum contacts; in personam jurisdiction, NCGS 1-75.4; in rem jurisdiction, NCGS 1-75.8; property located within NC; abuse of discretion.

unfair and deceptive practices; reliance on false signature could not be shown where party was unaware of the signature; trial court erred in concluding that claims for unfair and deceptive practices failed where party was sold duplicate warranties; remand required to determine the reasonableness of any reliance on duplicate warranties; trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to allow amendment of counterclaim during trial; trial court erred by failing to grant motion for directed verdict on defective workmanship claim because no expert testimony supported claim that workmanship was defective, as required; attorney's fees issue was not preserved for appellate review where no ruling was obtained on the request prior to appeal being noticed; trial court did not abuse its discretion in directing the order of closing arguments, if issue was preserved for appellate review