Ineffective assistance of counsel; felony larceny.

Failure to return semiannual verification notice for sex offender registration; requirement that a defendant actually receive the verification form in order to be convicted for failure to return the form.

Hit and Run Resulting in Death; Hit and Run Resulting in Injury; Lesser Included Offense

Misdemeanor assault, No contest, Anders briefing, statutory right, Prior record level calculation

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Lawyer's Admission of Guilt.

Rule 702; expert testimony

Fatal Indictment; Motion to Suppress; Delayed Traffic Stop.

Sixth Amendment right of counsel, clear and unequivocal waiver required, knowing and voluntary waiver of right to counsel, misconduct

Hearsay Exception; Confrontation Clause; Motion to Continue to Locate and Subpoena a Witness; Motion to Dismiss

Rule 60(b) motion; special proceedings; Rule 24 motion to intervene; subject matter jurisdiction

Jury instructions; Duress; Lesser-included offense; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 14-54.

Attorney discipline; magistrates as judicial officers; meaning of tribunal; conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice; N.C. Rules of Professional Conduct 3.5(a)(4)(B) and 8.4(d)

Rules of Professional Conduct; Disciplinary Hearing

Public Record Request; No Jurisdiction; Jurisdictional vs. Procedural Rules

Re-zoning; common law vested rights; expired plat approval, development agreements.

Alimony Award.

Trial court presumed to have jurisdiction

Prejudicial effect of appeal dismissal on subsequent appeal; Rule 12(b)(1); subject matter jurisdiction; standing; Rule 17(a); substitution; ratification