no error in dismissing complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction; insufficient process; insufficient service of process; no abuse of discretion in denying Rule 60(b) motion

no error in dismissing complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction; insufficient process; insufficient service of process; no abuse of discretion in denying Rule 60(b) motion

felony hit and run; reckless driving; motion to dismiss; Rule 403; N.C.G.S. 1343.2

trial court did not err in allowing officer testimony about his subsequent actions after interviewing non-testifying co-defendant; it was not plain error for the trial court to allow prosecutor to ask leading question about identity of defendant or to specify the items of stolen property in jury instructions for charge of felony larceny; thus, no errors occurred, the cumulative effect of which required a new trial

probation revocation; absconding; clerical error

Search incident to Arrest;
Motion to Suppress;
Waiver at Trial;
Rule 404(b);
Plain Error Review

Motion to suppress, reasonable suspicion for investigatory stop, probable cause to search vehicle, de minimis extension of stop for K9 sniff

Anders brief;
Motion to Preserve;
Evidence + DNA;
Testing

First Degree Murder;
Premeditation and Deliberation;
Lying in Wait;
Motion to Dismiss;
Jury Instructions;
Denial of Mistrial

first-degree murder, attempted murder, insanity defense, victim impact evidence

possession of a weapon by a prisoner; sufficiency of indictment; motion to dismiss; lay opinion

driving while impaired, motion to continue, motion to dismiss

Suppression motion, traffic stop, consent, consensual encounter with public officer, scope of consent

possession with intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver marijuana; motion for joinder; motion to dismiss for insufficiency of the evidence; intent element

separation agreement, the doctrine of laches, accumulation of payment obligation

Summary judgment, issue of material fact, defamation, truth of statements, negligence, breach of duty

Interlocutory appeal; substantial right; right to venue; prior pending action.

Summary ejectment action, service of process, substantial compliance, actual notice

Town ordinances; keeping potbellied pigs as pets in residentially-zoned district; livestock; swine; limited agriculture; agricultural production; legal non-conforming use; official zoning maps