statute of limitations

interlocutory appeal, substantial right, inconsistent verdicts

immunity, governmental immunity, sovereign immunity, town, fire department, interlocutory, substantial right, municipality, lease, firefighting services, fraud, contract

Breach of Contract, Summary Judgment, Attorney's Fees, Damages

motion to suppress; subaverage intellectual functioning; voluntariness of confession; Jury instruction

Satellite-based monitoring, Evidence of efficacy

Driving While Impaired, Motion to Dismiss, Testimonial Evidence

motion to suppress; invited error; lay witness opinion testimony

Unanimous jury verdict, Jury instructions, Invited error

self defense, defense of habitation, jury instructions, immunity and criminal liability

Hearsay, substantive evidence, corroborating evidence

equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment; discriminatory enforcement and application of law; burden on challenger of stop and search to establish violation on equal protection grounds; discriminatory intent can be established by statistics but benchmarks are required to show whether statistics prove discriminatory intent

amendment of misdemeanor citation, subject matter jurisdiction

Motion to Suppress; Search Warrant; Affidavit; Probable Cause.

Guilty Pleas; Factual basis to support applicable statutory sentence

N.C. Gen. State 15A-1342(a4), conditional discharge, revocation of disharge, sufficient written findings of fact, willful failure to comply, probation term longer than presumptive

Jury instructions, lesser included offense, plain error

petition for writ of certiorari; guilty plea; Anders brief; pro se brief

capacity to stand trial; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1002; remand for competency hearing

witness impeachment; prior inconsistent statements; issue preservation; invited error; doctrine of recent possession