Direct appeal from trial court's order denying defendant's motion for postconviction DNA testing following this Court's opinion finding no error in defendant's conviction for first-degree murder and his sentence of death.

Whether defendant's conviction for attempted first-degree murder should be vacated on double jeopardy grounds.

Whether, during a trial for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, the trial court properly admitted testimony regarding defendant's prior possession of a firearm under Rule 404(b); whether that testimony was unfairly prejudicial and therefore should have been excluded under Rule 403; whether the Court of Appeals erred by reviewing for prejudicial error as opposed to plain error.

Action by City employee alleging that the City acted arbitrarily in failing to follow its established personnel policies when denying him a promotion; appeal from trial court's grant of judgment on the pleadings in favor of the City; whether plaintiff sufficiently alleged claims under Article I, Sections 1 and 19 of the state constitution.

Action for inverse condemnation pursuant to N.C.G.S. 40A-51 based upon the flooding of plaintiffs' property by water from an adjacent City-owned lake.

Whether the trial court erred in dismissing an action brought by plaintiff homeowners' associations seeking to invalidate the City's rezoning of adjacent property; whether the failure of plaintiffs' boards of directors to comply with association bylaws authorizing them to initiate litigation on behalf of the members deprived plaintiffs of legal standing to sue.

Shareholder sale of interest in LLC; unfair and deceptive trade practices act, fraud, constructive fraud, breach of fiduciary duty; compromise verdict.

Termination of parental rights; scheduling return date of hearing; previously scheduled criminal trial; Rule 59 motion; abuse of discretion.

Easements; easements by implication; easement implied by prior use; easement by grant

N.C. Workers' Compensation Act; Disability; N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 97-2(9)

Summary judgment; Alter ego; Discovery; Motion to amend complaint; Substitution of party

Rule 59 motion; motion to recuse; N.C.G.S. § 31A-2; requested jury instructions

Privilege Against Self-incrimination; Right to Remain Silent; Miranda Warnings

First-degree murder; hearsay; N.C.R. Evid. 803(5); recorded recollection; insufficient recollection; illustrative evidence; limiting instruction

Voluntariness of consent to search; calculation error before guilty plea

Felony child abuse; serious physical injury; serious bodily injury; motion to dismiss; sufficiency of the evidence; scars; re-sentencing

DWLR; jury instructions; presumption of notice and knowledge

Amount of restitution; ability to pay restitution; competent evidence to support restitution award

First-degree murder; alleged discovery violations under N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-903; late disclosure of expert witness