Pro se defendant-appellant; violation of a local ordinance, N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-4; trial court's improper application of statutory sentencing requirements; motion to dismiss for selective prosecution; motion to suppress evidence.

Postconviction DNA testing; NCGS 15A-269(a); law of the case; sworn affidavit; no showing of different result.

Motion to suppress, 4th amendment search; identity of driver; probable cause; reasonable suspicion; search incident to arrest; jury instructions.

Sentencing; out-of-state convictions, substantial similarity to North Carolina offenses

conspiracy to commit murder, motion to dismiss, opinion testimony, jury instructions

Armed robbery; kidnapping; conspiracy to commit armed robbery; joint trial; denial of motion for severance; conflicting evidence presented by co-defendants; determination of prejudice

Plain Error, lesser included offense, State's closing argument

Motion to Suppress; Fourth Amendment; Reasonable Expectation of Privacy; Executing Writ of Possession

probation, suspended sentence, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana drug paraphernalia, new crime, abuse of discretion

Rule of Completeness, Preservation, Prejudice

Probation; revocation; misdemeanor breaking or entering; competent evidence; and abuse of discretion.

Worker's Compensation Act; Insurance Guaranty Act; covered claim; estoppel; N.C. Gen. Stat. 97-19.1; ancillary jurisdiction of the Industrial Commission; reimbursement

Summary judgment; elements of Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act (REDA) claim; employer-employee relationship

medical malpractice; object left in body during surgery; summary judgment was proper on claims for actual and constructive fraud because there was no evidence of deceptive intent or fiduciary relationship between physician and patient; res ipsa loquitor did not apply because elements of both standard of care and breach required expert testimony; summary judgment on medical malpractice claim was proper because four-year rather than ten-year statute of limitations applied because evidence was uncontroverted that object left in body was intended to be left in body permanently for purpose of medical treatment; punitive damages claim failed where all other claims did not withstand summary judgment

trial court did not abuse its discretion in disqualifying counsel based on violation of Rule 4.2 of Rules of Professional conduct; trial court had subject matter jurisdiction over counterclaim for unpaid legal fees despite absence of a notification regarding state bar's fee dispute resolution program; trial court did not err or abuse its discretion by excluding certain evidence of billing practices

Summary ejectment; summary judgment; month-to-month tenancy

Service of process; notice; due diligence; real property; good faith purchaser; tax lien; tax collector; right of redemption; redemption; disability; email; petition for writ of certiorari; default judgment; confirmation of sale; upset bids; foreclosure; commissioner's deed; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-361; restitution

Summary judgment; motion to consolidate; expert opinion of valuation; NCGS 47C-117(b); NCGS 47C-1-107; NCGS 1A-1, Rule 42(a); NCGS 136-108.