Interlocutory Appeal.

Summary judgment; slip and fall, contributory negligence

self-defense; no duty to retreat under NCGS 14-51.3(a); required instructions; specific acts of aggression; state's discovery provided on eve of trial; motion to continue; prejudice.

Conviction for obtaining property by false pretenses and attempting to obtain property by false pretenses based on the same conduct; sufficiency of the evidence; applicability of single taking rule; jury instructions.

Authority of Court of Appeals to Grant petition for certiorari for review of sentencing upon defendant's plea of guilty, denial of defendant's right to allocute

Conflicting Court of Appeals precedents, fatal defect in indictment, State v. Ricks, US currency

sentencing; Brady evidence; substantial similar offenses

Hit and Run; Fatal Variance; Jury Instructions

Interlocutory appeal from summary judgment order; appellant?s brief must contain sufficient facts and argument to support appellate review on the ground that the challenged order affects a substantial right.

Interlocutory; Substantial Right; Contract Dispute

Statutory Immunity; Interlocutory Appeal; Motion to Dismiss

Abuse, neglect, dependency

Compliance with JCPC Mooted by Guardian's Return to NC, Rights of Parent after Guardianship Established for Child

Requirements for a juvenile petition in a delinquent case; Jurisdictional defects under N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-1703

Medical Malpractice; Ordinary Negligence; Service of Process.

Appeal from criminal and civil contempt order; child custody dispute

Alimony; Cohabitation; Equitable Distribution

Mandatory Complex Business Case, Preliminary Injunction, Order directing Party to Comply with Injunction, Effect of Pending Interlocutory appeal on Trial Court's Continuing Jurisdiction Over an Action, Civil Comtempt

Appellate jurisdiction; interlocutory appeals; failure to demonstrate substantial right