Second-degree Forcible Rape; Improper Closing Argument; Judge's Failure to Intervene Ex Meru Moto; Unobjected to Closing Arguments; Biblical References; Allen Jury Charge

Felony serious injury by vehicle;
DWI;
Felony Hit and Run;
Double jeopardy;
Lesser included offense;
Arrest Judgment;
Concurrent sentences;
Habitual Felon;

Forgery; uttering forged paper; altering court documents; residential mortgage fraud; obtaining property by false pretense; motion to dismiss; restitution; probation; official court records; vacate; insufficient evidence of essential element; remand for resentencing

Conspiracy to Traffic in Methamphetamine; Trafficking in Methamphetamine by Possession; Trafficking in Methamphetamine by Transporting; Maintaining a Vehicle for a Controlled Substance; Motions to Dismiss; Substantial Evidence; Constructive Possession

expunction under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-146; statutory interpretation; plain language; dismissal of criminal charges; amended charging document; lesser included offense; superior court’s decision to grant or deny a petition for writ of certiorari

Second-degree murder; motion to dismiss; lay-witness testimony; jury instructions; substantial evidence; de novo; abuse of discretion.

Traffic Stop; Seizure; Search; Fourth Amendment; Reasonable Suspicion; Active Probation; Probation Conditions; Consent.

Case descriptors: Petition for writ of certiorari; Jury instructions; Identity of the perpetrator; N.C.P.I. Crim. 104.90.

capacity to proceed; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15-1001(a); amnesia; sufficient findings; competent evidence in the record; no abuse of discretion

first-degree murder; prior victim statements; admissibility of evidence; availability of declarant; ineffective assistance of counsel

Error by trial court - no jury instruction on attempted second-degree sexual offense

Impossible evidence, Batson procedure, and prima facie case.

Domestic violence protective order; intimidating a witness; possession of methamphetamine

Untimely notice of appeal; appellate jurisdiction

preservation, appellate review, child custody, best interests of the child, substantial change of circumstances, final decision-making authority

Whether the Coastal Resources Commission's denial of petitioners' request for a contested case hearing was substantially justified and therefore did not support an award of attorneys' fees to petitioners.

Whether a permanent injunction may issue and costs may be assessed for infringement of a church trade name.

Whether an officer may present lay testimony regarding the identity of a controlled substance.

Whether the trial court erred by denying defendant's motion to suppress.