jury instruction; flight; assault by strangulation; assault on a female; statutory mandate; sentencing multiple counts of assault

first-degree murder, kidnapping, felon, drug, heroin, motion for appropriate relief, closing argument, prosecution witness, district attorney, drug trafficking, immunity agreement, substantial assistance, evidentiary hearing, impermissible vouching, severance, joinder, limiting instruction, cross-examination

Harbison Error; Felony Speeding to Elude Arrest; Petition for Writ of Certiorari

Petition for writ of habeas corpus under N.C. Gen. Stat. 17-33(2); lawfulness of incarceration during Covid-19 pandemic; affirming summary denial of habeas petition; failure to comply with N.C. Gen. Stat. 17-7.

redacted statement to law enforcement, joint trial, Confrontation Clause, evidence, crime scene photograph, motion to disqualify, first degree murder

motion for appropriate relief; procedural default; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1419

Anders brief.

Motion to suppress evidence gathered following warrantless entry into residence, reasonable expectation of privacy in residence searched, exceptions to the warrant requirement.

Motion to Suppress; Reasonable Suspicion; Traffic Stop; Voluntary Consent

Fourth Amendment; motion to suppress; competent evidence supported findings of fact and findings of fact supported conclusions of law;

sex offense, indecent liberties, child, witness statement, no objection, DNA, sufficient evidence, Eighth Amendment

robbery with a dangerous weapon; common law robbery; jury instructions; lesser included offense; attorneys' fees; notice and opportunity to be heard

Rule 404(b); Indecent Liberties with a Child; Similarity of Prior Sexual Assault

Rule 401; Rule 404(b); evidence of sexual materials; plain error; satellite based monitoring; error of law; in camera review of sealed documents.

Petition for writ of certiorari; post-conviction DNA testing; materiality; no reasonable probability that the verdict would have been more favorable to Defendant

Evidence admissible as a recorded recollection, N.C. Gen. Stat. 8C-1, Rule 803(5); Defendant established neither ineffective assistance of counsel nor ineffective assistance of counsel per se; judgment vacated and remanded for resentencing where lack of documentation of defendant's prior convictions impeded defendant's right to appeal his sentence.

Pretrial Determination of Immunity; Instructional Error; Repetitive or Excessive Evidence.

summary judgment; development approvals; off-site improvements; municipal authority; statutory construction; attorneys' fees; reimbursement; exaction; mandamus; mootness

motion to dismiss; standing; breach of contract

worker's compensation, findings of fact