Guilt of Extortion
Gang-Related Evidence
Claim of Right Defense

Motion to dismiss; arrested judgment; final judgment; aggravating factor

Guilty plea; maximum possible sentence

Defendant's right to be absent at trial

Motion to set aside bond forfeiture must be timely

Whether the trial court erroneously instructed the jury on the standard of care owed by a landowner to a child who was injured by a natural condition on the landowner's property

Chief district court judge's authority to prohibit operation of a special traffic court established by the district attorney

Authority of clerk of superior court to determine reasonableness of attorney's fees that trustee-attorney in foreclosure proceeding pays to himself in addition to trustee's commission

Delinquency adjudication proceeding; whether the trial court's violation of the juvenile's rights under N.C.G.S. § 7B-2405(4) was prejudicial

Whether the trial court had subject matter jurisdiction over a termination of parental rights proceeding filed while an appeal from an earlier custody order was pending when TPR hearings were not held until after that appeal was decided; application of 2005 amendments to N.C.G.S. § 7B-1003

Motion to suppress; whether police officer had reasonable suspicion to stop defendant's vehicle

Warrantless search of defendant's vehicle following his arrest for carrying a concealed gun; application of U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Arizona v. Gant

Sanitary district; tolling period; development; governmental approvals

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Tribal Court; Removal

sufficiency of evidence supporting medical causation; Parsons presumption; findings required of the Commission for disability

FAA; Ratification; Equitable Estoppel

claim for death benefits under N.C.G.S. 97-38; final determination of disability; settlement agreement determining total and permanent disability approved by Commission

Sufficiency of expert testimony on standard of care and causation