Wrongful death action; bifurcated trial; compensatory and punitive damages; jury instruction on pain and suffering; jury voir dire; ?stake out? questions during voir dire.

Hearsay; adjudication of serious neglect; N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 7B-901(c)

Permanency planning order; Guardian; Adequate resources.

Administrative Procedure Act; Delegation of legislative authority; Agency rulemaking

Deviation from Child Support Guidelines; Attorney's Fees and Costs.

sound basic education, motion to dismiss, constitutional duty of the State, not local entities; counties are creatures of the State

partition by sale; partition in kind

Public Utility; Simpson Factors

larceny; injury to personal property; lack of transcript

Dismissal of appeal; writ of certiorari; Appellate Rules 2 and 21; defective indictment; lack of jurisdiction; set aside guilty plea.

Conditional discharge; Sentencing

Ineffective assistance of counsel; discovery violations; prior record level determination; attorney's fees and appointment fee

Appeal by the State from an order of expunction of criminal charges; statute permitting the State to appeal (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1445.

Reasonable Suspicion.

motion to suppress, HGN test, Rule 702

Motion to dismiss; concealment & fabrication of evidence; 42 U.S.C. § 1983 malicious prosecution; state law malicious prosecution; civil obstruction of justice; adequate State remedy; N.C. constitutional claim

Dispute between developer/declarant and property owners, summary judgment, Rule 12(b)(6), Planned Community Act, breach of contract, breach of good faith and fair dealing, breach of fiduciary duty

racial discrimination and retaliation, Title VII, no causal connection between alleged protected activities and adverse action

NCGS 97-2(5); determination of average weekly wages; less than 52 weeks employment; exceptional circumstances; exclusion of outside employment wages.