Appeal from trial court's order allowing defendant's motion to suppress evidence found after a traffic stop; whether the trooper who detained defendant for speeding and then arrested him for DWI had probable cause to arrest defendant for DWI.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in dismissing the
State's appeal from a trial court's order expunging records of petitioner-defendant's conviction for one count of indecent liberties.

Whether an indictment charging defendant with manufacturing marijuana in violation of N.C.G.S. 90-95(a)(1) was fatally defective because it did not allege an 'intent to distribute.'

Appeal from Court of Appeals decision reversing lower court's denial of defendant's motion for appropriate relief following his conviction for sexual offenses against a minor; whether the court erred in admitting testimony at trial under Evidence Rule 404(b) regarding defendant's alleged prior sexual misconduct; whether defendant's appellate counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to argue plain error in admission of that evidence, thus causing the COA to dismiss defendant's direct appeal from his convictions.

Appeal from conviction for second-degree murder; whether the trial court committed prejudicial error by sending numerous pictures of the decedent's body into the jury room; plain error review of the trial court's jury instructions concerning the aggressor doctrine in relation to defendant's claim of self-defense.

Appeal from conviction for child sex offense; whether the superseding short-form indictment charging defendant was facially defective because it did not refer to the alleged victim by name.

Appeal from order and opinion of N.C. Business Court granting in part and denying in part motion to dismiss plaintiff's claims for breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, tortious interference with contractual relations, and unfair and deceptive trade practices.

Equitable Distribution, Separate Property, Stipulations

Expired lease agreement; year-to-year tenancy created by operation of law; right of first refusal not applicable term of tenancy

civil contempt, burden of proof to show cause

Eminent domain, Section 108 hearings, notice of motions, substantial right, trial court jurisdiction following an appeal

Summary Judgment; Contributory Negligence; Premises Liability

disposition, custody, best interest of a child

Best Interest of Child; Termination of Parental Rights; Bond Adoption.

subject matter jurisdiction; prospective adoptive parents' standing to file a petition to terminate parental rights

termination of parental rights

Termination of Parental Rights; Required Findings of Fact; Dependency; Neglect; Willful Abandonment; Failure to Make Progress to Reunify; Failure to Pay