preservation of constitutional issues; evidence of similar crime; Rule 404(b); Rule 403; limiting instruction

colloquy required when defendant pleas guilty to habitual felon status

ineffective assistance of counsel; mitigating factors; limited mental capacity;

First degree murder; felony murder; acting in concert; involuntary confession; self defense

Admission of Evidence; Rule 403; Cross-Examination

Habitual Felon Status.

Closing Argument; Permissible Scope; Objection.

first-degree murder, second-degree murder, discharging weapon into occupied dwelling, false testimony, motion for appropriate relief, indictment, jury instructions

Appellate jurisdiction; interlocutory appeal; no showing of substantial right

Workers compensation; point of maximum medical improvement; credibility of witness testimony; disability rating; treating physician

property tax commission; builder's exemption; ownership; land installment contract; N.C.G.S. 105.282.1(b); N.C.G.S. 105-277.02

abuse of process; malicious prosecution; summary judgment; judgment on the pleadings; claim first raised on appeal

trial court correctly granted SJ in favor of defendants on plaintiff's fraudulent transfer claim

Negligence, Summary Judgment, Open and Obvious, Contributory Negligence

Foreign-Country Money Judgment, Motion to Recognize

summary judgment; contributory negligence; reasonably prudent person

Motion to Dismiss; Jury Instructions; Plain Error; Doctrine of Recent Possession; Felonious Possession of Stolen Goods; Lesser-included Offense; and Restitution.

Motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence; admission of photographs and telephone recording; Rule 403; Rule 901

Kidnapping; disjunctive instructions, prior convictions