Indigent defendant's attorney's fees; N.C. Gen. Stat. 7A-455; Pretrial confinement credit; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15-196.1.

Batson v. Kentucky; Race-neutral explanation; Juror misconduct; Mistrial

Probation revocation; New criminal offense; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1345(e)notice requirement.

Anders; Kinch

Indictment; Facially invalid; Motion to amend

second-degree sexual offense; motion to dismiss for insufficiency of the evidence on the element of force; jury instructions on the element of force; reliability under Daubert of sexual assault nurse examiner's expert opinion testimony under Rule 702(a); attorneys' fees

armed robbery; jury instructions; alleged error in failing to instruct on lesser-included offenses of common law robbery and assault with a deadly weapon

probation revocation; motion to suppress; subject matter jurisdiction

Expert testimony; N.C.R. Evid. 702(a); Daubert reliability inquiry; firearm toolmark identification; prior inconsistent statements; plain error review

summons; service of process; personal jurisdiction

Early voting plan, judicial review of State Board of Elections decisions; mootness- capable of repetition, yet evading review; mootness- public interest exception; lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 1A-1, Rule 41(b); Involuntary dismissal; Failure to
prosecute

Wrongful acts, insurance policy, exclusionary clause, contract interpretation, duty to defend and indemnify

Civil Contempt; Purge Conditions; No-Contact Order

Rule 37 Sanctions, Dismissal, Discovery violations

involuntary commitment

TPR; evidence on remand

Motion to continue; Termination of parental rights; Failure to make reasonable progress

involuntary commitment; dangerous to self; dangerous to others