Whether the trial court committed plain error in permitting expert testimony that the victim was 'sexually abused' in the absence of physical evidence or in permitting testimony identifying the defendant as the perpetrator. Whether defendant received ineffective assistance of counsel on the face of the record.

Whether the trial court committed clear error in overruling defendant's Batson challenge.

Whether the probation violation reports entered in defendant's case sufficiently pleaded that defendant had absconded supervision; whether the trial court abused its discretion in revoking defendant's probation pursuant to a finding that defendant in fact absconded supervision.

Whether the trial court erred by instructing the jury that defendant would not be entitled to self-defense if the jury found that he was a felon in possession of a firearm at the time of the killing.

Whether the trial court's admission of testimony that we assume arguendo violated defendant's rights under the Confrontation Clause and Rule 404(b) was prejudicial.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by reversing defendant's convictions for insufficient evidence.

district court judicial elections; three-judge panel; attorneys fees; mootness

Summary judgment; genuine issues of material fact; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-440.28; garnishment action; assertion of right to setoff; assertion of perfected security interest; no waiver of right to setoff

removal, clerk, misconduct, affidavit, official, rule of necessity, recusal, corruption, malpractice, disqualification, willful misconduct, sanction, due process, jurisdiction

products liability; lack of specific jurisdiction; NCGS 1-75.4; causal connection; related to; minimum contacts; stream of commerce

Jurisdiction; easement; interlocutory appeal.

Workers' compensation, notice of occupational disease, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-22, timely filing of workers' compensation claim, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-58

motion to suppress; motion to dismiss; motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict; AWDWIKISI; conspiracy

Automatism, unconsciousness, self-serving evidence, sufficient evidence of premeditation and deliberation, voir dire questioning, closing arguments

exclusion of evidence; Rule 403; prejudicial error

Criminal contempt; summary proceedings

Personal jurisdiction; minimum contacts; in personam jurisdiction, NCGS 1-75.4; in rem jurisdiction, NCGS 1-75.8; property located within NC; abuse of discretion.

unfair and deceptive practices; reliance on false signature could not be shown where party was unaware of the signature; trial court erred in concluding that claims for unfair and deceptive practices failed where party was sold duplicate warranties; remand required to determine the reasonableness of any reliance on duplicate warranties; trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to allow amendment of counterclaim during trial; trial court erred by failing to grant motion for directed verdict on defective workmanship claim because no expert testimony supported claim that workmanship was defective, as required; attorney's fees issue was not preserved for appellate review where no ruling was obtained on the request prior to appeal being noticed; trial court did not abuse its discretion in directing the order of closing arguments, if issue was preserved for appellate review