habitual impaired driving; plain error; post-arrest silence; opinion testimony; motor vehicle collision; State?s closing argument; ex mero motu

trial court did not err in admitting hearsay statements of victim as hearsay declarant's state of mind at the time of the statement; trial court did not err in denying defendant's motion to dismiss where evidence of motive and opportunity were sufficient to support first-degree murder charge

first-degree murder, police interrogation, jury instruction

First-Degree Sexual Offense with a minor;
Statutory Rape of a Child;
Indecent Liberties;
Motion to Dismiss;
Failure to Object;
Plain Error Review;
Rule404(b) - similar victims;
Rule 403
Vouching;
Defendant's Admissions;
Prosecutor's Remarks During Closing Arguments;
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Prior inconsistent statements, impeachment, material versus collateral, extrinsic evidence.

evidence; Rule 404(b); Rule 403; sex crimes

Jury instructions; lesser included offense; all the evidence tends to show a shooting with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill.

Rules of Evidence 403 and 412, false accusation of sexual assault, disputed recollection, low probative value.

Misdemeanor stalking; challenge to exclusion of evidence; requirement of offer of proof; term of probation exceeding statutory authority; civil judgment for attorneys' fees; notice and opportunity to be heard

petition for writ of certiorari; 18 U.S.C. section 2703(d); historical CSLI; probable cause; confidential informant; good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule

motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence, self-defense instructions, closing arguments, ex mero motu

First-degree murder; double jeopardy; Blockburger test; Diaz exception; due process.

no plain error; no probable impact on jury verdict

Waiver of Counsel, Assault with a Deadly Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury, Sufficiency of the Evidence, N.C. R. App. 10 (a), N.C. R. App. 2.

motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence; felony larceny from the person; felony breaking and entering a motor vehicle; misdemeanor larceny

indictment identifying victim by initials and date of birth were facially valid; a majority of the court issues a petition for certiorari per opinion; one judge would affirm the satellite-based monitoring orders; one judge would dismiss portion of appeal related to satellite-based monitoring order; and one judge would hold that court lacked jurisdiction to review satellite-based monitoring orders

motion for appropriate relief, possession with intent to sell or deliver cocaine, incriminating statements, writ of certiorari

Anders brief; no non-frivolous justiciable issue

burglary, robbery with a dangerous weapon, kidnapping, rape, first-degree sex offenses against two college students; admissibility of expert?s testimony related to trauma and memory; North Carolina Rule of Evidence 702(a); apply principles and methods reliably to the facts of the case; motion for mistrial based on detective's erroneous and incurable testimony after sustained objections; substantial and irreparable prejudice; no prejudicial error

Double jeopardy; Fifth amendment; Substantive due process; Fourteenth amendment; Child abuse conviction and subsequent prosecution for murder; Elements of murder; Blockburger test; Same-Elements Test; Diaz v. United States; Diaz Exception; Double jeopardy exception; Same Conduct Test; Statute of limitations; States may afford greater protections than U.S. Constitution; Law of the Land clause