Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.

Self-defense jury instruction; stand-your-ground jury instruction; no duty to retreat jury instruction; preservation of erroneous jury instruction; sufficiency of evidence to support self-defense jury instruction.

criminal contempt; lay witness opinion testimony; charge conference

Waiver of right to counsel; sufficiency of trial court's inquiry under N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1242; line of questioning approved by our Supreme Court in State v. Moore; defendant's refusal to answer trial court's questions

Anders review

jurisdiction; driving while impaired judgment; certiorari; mission of traffic stop

motion to suppress, claim preservation, failure to object

Hearsay; Adoption by silence; Prejudice

Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments; Due Process; In-Court Identification; State Action; Motion to Suppress

Driving While Impaired; Probationary Status.

jury request to review evidence

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.

Summary judgment; breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; medical residency reappointment under residency agreement

Motion to Dismiss; Summary Judgment; Requests for Admissions

High impact land use ordinance; Statutory Construction; Plain meaning; Expressio unius est exclusio alterius canon of construction

Civil procedure; waiver; failure to move for directed verdict waived right to move for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV); failure to move for new trial under Rule 59 waived right to challenge allegedly inconsistent jury findings; directed verdict proper on negligent misrepresentation claim barred under economic loss rule

Alimony, NCGS 15A-16.3; Equitable Distribution; Rule 41(b) involuntary dismissal; bad faith; imputed income; unchallenged findings of fact.

Rule 59 Motion; Lack of jurisdiction

Negligent infliction of emotional distress.