Assault by strangulation; assault inflicting serious bodily injury; entry of judgment on both charges; evidence of two distinct assaults separated by period of time; defendant's consent to trial strategy involving admission of guilt; Harbison inquiry; ineffective assistance of counsel claim not suited for review on direct appeal; admission of DVPO; plain error

Capacity hearing, due process, statutory right, indictment, felony child abuse, serious bodily injury.

civil judgment awarding attorney's fees; opportunity to be heard; request for continuance; denial of motion to withdraw

Jury unanimity; statutory rape

life without parole; first-degree murder; robbery with a dangerous weapon; assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill inflicting serious injury; involuntary confession; extrajudicial confession; induced hope or fear; totality of the circumstances; question of law; threats; promises; de novo; incriminating statements; Fifth Amendment; voluntariness of a confession; leniency; lesser sentence; constitutional error; harmless beyond a reasonable doubt; accomplice; prejudicial error review

authentication of real evidence, alteration, chain of custody, materially unchanged, larceny by removal of an anti-theft device

Parole Eligibility; Ripeness; Eighth Amendment

fatally defective indictment; attempted armed robbery; repudiating a plea agreement

Contempt Judgment

consent to assault, AISBI, jury instructions

first-degree murder, robbery with dangerous weapon, conspiracy, , co-conspirator, perjury, plea agreement, due process, plain error

Expert testimony, reliable principles and methods, plain error, controlled substances, probation revocation, timeliness of revocation hearing

Expert testimony, reliable principles and methods, plain error, controlled substances, probation revocation, timeliness of revocation hearing

Larceny; possession of stolen motor vehicle; sufficiency of evidence of ownership and intent to permanently deprive; habitual felon indictment valid; instruction on lesser-included offense of unauthorized use of motor vehicle not required

motion to suppress, motion to dismiss, waiver, preservation, Rule 10(a)(1), N.C.G.S. 15a-1368.6, hearsay, explaining subsequent actions, constitutional challenge waived, plain error

Facial constitutional challenge to red-light traffic camera law; interlocutory appeal; judgment not final as to all parties

Rule 60 motion; Rule 59 motion; family law; child support; retroactive child support; child?s expenses; gross annual income; abuse of discretion; substantial deference; North Carolina Child Support Guidelines; disparity of incomes; retroactive expenses

equitable distribution, subject matter jurisdiction, separation, property value, marital property, tax value, competent evidence, retirement plan, valuation