Declaratory judgment - real property rights; real covenants; contract interpretation; N.C.G.S. 47-F-1-103

hearsay, best evidence rule, Allen charge, plain error, felony possession of stolen goods

N.C.G.S. 15A-1214, jury selection, reopen voir dire

First-degree forcible rape; first-degree forcible sexual offense; sufficiency of evidence of threat to use dangerous weapon; victim's reasonable belief defendant threatened her with deadly weapon; admission of 404(b) evidence of prior sexual assaults; challenge to closing arguments

Murder; motion to suppress cell phone records; failure to preserve suppression argument by objection at trial; ineffective assistance of counsel claim not suited for review on direct appeal

constructive possession; indicia of dominion and control; exclusive possession of premises

Procedural mechanism to build record for challenge to calculation of jail credit

probation revocation, notice, absconding

jury instruction; statutory violation; prejudicial error

Sentencing Factors, Prior Record Level, Prejudice

robbery with dangerous weapon, possession of firearm by felon, robbery, electronic monitoring, ankle monitor, text messages, ping, plain error, lay testimony, parole officer

404(b)evidence; Limiting instruction.

Obtaining Property by False Pretenses; Motion for Mistrial; Clerical Error; Limiting Instruction

satellite-based monitoring; SBM; unreasonable search; post-release supervision; de novo; aggravated offense; sexual offense; recidivist; constitutional; as applied; facial challenge; sex crimes; expectation of privacy; Fourth Amendment; reasonableness of a search; warrantless search; totality of the circumstances; sex offenders; ; State supervision; privacy interests; intrusion of privacy interests; legitimate governmental interests; absconding violations; post-release supervision; callback hearing; general warrant

Possession of methamphetamine; challenge to admission of officer's lay opinion testimony that drugs in defendant's possession

Assault by strangulation; assault inflicting serious bodily injury; entry of judgment on both charges; evidence of two distinct assaults separated by period of time; defendant's consent to trial strategy involving admission of guilt; Harbison inquiry; ineffective assistance of counsel claim not suited for review on direct appeal; admission of DVPO; plain error

Capacity hearing, due process, statutory right, indictment, felony child abuse, serious bodily injury.

civil judgment awarding attorney's fees; opportunity to be heard; request for continuance; denial of motion to withdraw

Jury unanimity; statutory rape

life without parole; first-degree murder; robbery with a dangerous weapon; assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill inflicting serious injury; involuntary confession; extrajudicial confession; induced hope or fear; totality of the circumstances; question of law; threats; promises; de novo; incriminating statements; Fifth Amendment; voluntariness of a confession; leniency; lesser sentence; constitutional error; harmless beyond a reasonable doubt; accomplice; prejudicial error review