zoning; land use; change in ownership

motion to dismiss, robbery with a dangerous weapon

Common law robbery; felony larceny from the person; valid indictment; inchoate crimes; plain error review; lessert-inclunded offense

motion to suppress evidence; search warrant application; probable cause; Franks challenge to veracity of search warrant affidavit

proper denial of request for limiting instruction; clarification of prior convictions was not impeachment; failure to preserve issue for appeal;

Probation Revocation, Subject Matter Jurisdiction, Clerical Error, Abuse of Discretion

evidence of prior crimes, wrongs, or acts under Rule 404(b) of North Carolina Rules of Evidence; probative value of 404(b) evidence not outweighed by danger of unfair prejudice or confusion of jury under Rule 403 of North Carolina Rules of Evidence; no abuse of discretion in determining authenticity of disputed text message communications; review of authentication ruling on motion in limine; no prejudicial error in failing to exclude evidence of victim's good character where no objection raised at trial

Possession of stolen vehicle; motion to dismiss; restitution; value of stolen property.

Satellite-Based Monitoring; Warrantless Search; Fourth Amendment; Post-Release Supervision

validity of indictment; jurisdiction to enter sentence; no abuse of discretion granting continuance for issuance of superseding indictment

Substantially similar
Violent felony
Violent habitual felon

sentencing - improper considerations by trial court; impact of drugs

Misdemeanor assault on a female; preservation; limitation of cross-examination; impeachment evidence; relevance; jury instructions; invited error.

Second-degree murder; child abuse; Confrontation Clause; harmless error beyond a reasonable doubt; hearsay; excited utterance; no prejudicial error; closing arguments; cumulative error.

Recent possession, recency, larceny, breaking and entering, extended probation period

Probation, willful absconding

foundation required for witness to testify to personal knowledge under Rule 602 of North Carolina Rules of Evidence; permissible lay opinion testimony under Rule 701 of North Carolina Rules of Evidence; cellphone technology evidence and cellphone record retention evidence; erroneous evidence of victim's good character not plain error; sufficiency of evidence to support multiple conspiracy counts

Gang-related testimony.

Jury voir dire; ineffective assistance of counsel; issue preservation; prejudice.

no reversible error when trial court omitted certain verbiage from final mandate of jury instruction on voluntary manslaughter