trial court did not plainly err by not instructing jury on reasonable belief in consent as defense to charge of second-degree forcible sexual offense because this defense is not recognized under North Carolina law; cold record did not reveal that trial counsel was ineffective

Anders brief; Alford plea; sentencing

satellite-based monitoring; State v. Hilton; conflict between trial court's oral ruling and written order

motion to dismiss; sufficiency of the evidence; specific intent; kidnapping; jury instructions; no plain error; assault on a female; N.C. R. App. P. 2

Murder; robbery with a dangerous weapon; motion to suppress; preservation; waiver; sufficiency of search warrant affidavit; staleness of information in warrant affidavit; exclusion of self-defense evidence as discovery sanction; Hobson's choice dilemma

Expert witness; Expert witness testimony; North Carolina Rule of Evidence Rule 702; Daubert factors; North Carolina Rule of Evidence Rule 403; Probative value; First-degree Murder; qEEG assessments; qEEG

satellite-based monitoring; lifetime SBM;

clerical error, jail credit, time served

ineffective assistance of counsel; confrontation clause; statements offered to explain subsequent actions during an investigation

In rem jurisdiction; Civil forfeiture; Criminal forfeiture.

plea agreement; petition for writ of certiorari; N.C.G.S. 15A-1444

mistrial; closing arguments

Sufficiency of indictment, failure to notify the last registering sheriff of a change of address, jury instructions, plain error, motion to dismiss, right to allocution, attorney fees, entry of order.

Workers' Compensation, Arising out of Employment, Idiopathic Condition, Sufficient Evidence, Unexplained Falls

Living trust; spendthrift trust; revocability; slayer statute

Whether the Court of Appeals properly affirmed the trial court's partial denial of defendant's motion for summary judgment as to the claims against him in his individual capacity, finding genuine issues of material fact exist concerning whether defendant acted with malice when arresting plaintiff, thereby overcoming the presumption of public official immunity that would otherwise bar such claims against defendant.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in interpreting provisions of N.C.G.S. 22B-20 and affirming the trial court's grant of summary judgment on that basis.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the trial court's order affirming the Treasurer's declaratory ruling, which concluded that N.C.G.S. 116B-78(d) prohibits property finders from depositing checks into trust accounts for their clients.

Standing to file a private termination of parental rights petition; abandonment as a ground to support termination; disposition.