sufficiency of indictment; defective indictment; larceny; habitual larceny; felony habitual larceny; plea bargain; petition for writ of certiorari

Motion to suppress; probable cause to search an automobile; totality of the circumstances; negative canine hit.

Entry and rendition of judgment, probation revocation, search.

motion to suppress properly denied; probable cause supported search warrant; search of a cell phone;

Motion for continuance, expert qualifications, and visual identification of a controlled substance.

first-degree sex offense; first-degree statutory sex offense; indecent liberties; sexual act; penetration; motion to dismiss; sufficiency of the evidence; general objection; specificity requirement; apparent from context; preservation; expert testimony; Rule 702; speculation; relevance

Possession of a Firearm by a Felon; Habitual Felon; issue preservation; unpreserved constitutional error; plain error.

Resentencing after remand; compliance with N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1335; changes to consolidation of convictions

series of break-ins at a nonoperational plant; Harbison violation; defense counsel admitted to lesser-included offenses of misdemeanor breaking and entering and misdemeanor possession of stolen goods during closing argument; caught or in the act; remand for evidentiary hearing to determine if Defendant knowingly consented in advance of admissions; remaining claims for ineffective assistance of counsel dismissed without prejudice to filing a motion for appropriate relief below

Batson three-step process, clearly erroneous standard

Motion to dismiss, indictment, surplusage, special jury instruction, preservation.

Instructional error versus fatal variance, solicitation mens rea, failure to intervene.

Locational elements of criminal offenses, misdemeanor statement of charges, weapon at a demonstration.

Lay Witness Identification; Motion to Dismiss; Sufficiency of the Evidence; Plain Error; Right Against Self-Incrimination

Statutory competency hearing under N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1002; distinction between nonwaivable constitutional competency issues and waivable statutory competency issues

Civil Contempt; Criminal Contempt; Child Custody; Attorney's Fees

motion to dismiss; Home Affordable Mortgage Program; statute of limitations; fraud; date of discovery; question of fact; jury question

negligence; negligence per se; warranty of habitability; residential rental agreements act; plaintiff's forecast was sufficient to create jury question as to whether failure to inspect home over 11-year period was reasonable

Industrial Commission, The Workers' Compensation Act, workplace death benefits, acknowledged illegitimate child, substantially dependent child

Attorney-client privilege, interstate subpoena, subject matter jurisdiction.