Rape of a Child;
Appellate Rules Violations;
Appellate Rules 2,3,4 and 10;
Defective Notice of Appeal;
Petition of Writ of Certiorari;
Showing of Merit and Prejudice;
Exclusion & Limitation of Expert Witness testimony;
Abuse of Discretion

assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury; jury re-instruction; verdict form clerical error

sexual abuse, second degree forcible rape, sexual offense

sentencing range, career offender

use of the word disclose did not amount to impermissible vouching; trial court did not plainly err in not striking reference to defendant's criminal history; defendant did not receive ineffective assistance of counsel

Search and seizure; suppression order; reasonable suspicion to support traffic stop; challenged findings of fact and conclusions of law; officers? lack of knowledge or information Defendant had weapons or contraband; no reasonable belief that Defendant was armed, dangerous, and could gain immediate control of weapons; exclusionary rule.

trial court did not err in refusing to instruct jury on lesser-included offense of voluntary manslaughter in first-degree murder trial where defendant testified in essence that victim's death was accidental

Drug offenses; ineffective assistance of counsel claim; failure to file motion to suppress; issues of fact not suitable for review on direct appeal

trial court did not plainly err in failing to instruct on lesser included offense of common law robbery in trial of conspiracy to commit armed robbery because there was evidence of use of weapon in robbery; defendant thus did not receive ineffective assistance of counsel because of counsel's failure to request instruction unsupported by the evidence

motion to dismiss charge of possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell or deliver; packaging of controlled substance, presence of cash and drug paraphernalia, quantity of controlled substance; substantial evidence of Defendant's intent; motion to continue; necessary witness; ineffective assistance of counsel claim

First-Degree Murder; Premeditation and Deliberation; Motion to Dismiss; Jury Instructions; Self-Defense; Stand Your Ground Instruction

probation revocation; subject-matter jurisdiction; N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1344(f)

1st Degree Murder;
Covid-19 Protocols;
Emergency Directives;
Chief Justices Authority;
N.C. Gen Stat. 7A-39(b)(2)
Superior Court Jurisdiction;
Motion to Continue;
Courtroom Capacity;
Jury Selection;
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Office of Administrative Hearings; contested case; challenge to award of back pay; inclusion of overtime in back pay calculation

North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 14; Third-party Practice; Breach of Express Warranty; Breach of Implied Warranty of Merchantability; Indemnity; Contribution; Rule 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss

12(b)(1) Motion, Declaratory Judgment, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-472

Whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying plaintiffs' motion for class certification under Rule 23 of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

Whether a state-run Alabama university can open an office in North Carolina, recruit students for its on-line programs, and subsequently enjoy sovereign immunity when a North Carolina employee alleges and sues the university for sexual harassment.

Whether, under extraordinary circumstances, the trial court properly ordered certain state actors to transfer available state funds to remedy an ongoing constitutional violation.