Involuntary commitment; Findings of fact

denial of motion for summary judgment; damages award; claim of lien upon funds; equitable lien; constructive trust

Directed verdict; JNOV; Damages

Workers' compensation; public employee; injury by accident; normal work routine; any competent evidence.

respondeat superior, employee versus independent contractor status, right to control

alimony, marital misconduct

Parent's constitutional right; care, custody and control of a child; electronic communication, NCGS 50-13.2(e); court-ordered visitation; attorney's fees and alimony; unchallenged findings; ignoring precedents, In re Civil Penalty, 324 N.C. 373 91989)

Post-conviction DNA testing; ex parte hearing

Murder, character evidence, prejudicial error, duplicative evidence, unduly prejudicial

Investigatory Stop; Probable Cause; Reasonable Suspicion.

Granted petition for writ of certiorari, assistance of counsel, waiver of counsel

Driving while impaired; motion to dismiss indictment for lack of jurisdiction; motions to suppress evidence; tainted fruit of the poisonous tree; implied-consent rights; using prior DWI convictions while it was pending on appeal to enhance sentence

motion to continue and substitute counsel; right to counsel; sixth amendment

Exigent Circumstance.

restitution damages, assault, independent intervening act

evidence, relevance, impairment

clerical error

felony speeding to elude arrest, property damage, valuation of damage, motion to dismiss

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.

Self-defense jury instruction; stand-your-ground jury instruction; no duty to retreat jury instruction; preservation of erroneous jury instruction; sufficiency of evidence to support self-defense jury instruction.