first degree murder; waiver-constitutional argument; motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence; premeditation and deliberation; prosecutorial statements in closing argument; standard for trial court's intervention ex mero motu.

assault by strangulation; motion to dismiss; lesser-included offense jury instruction; strangulation

Guilty plea; restitution; restitution invalidly ordered as to victims of unconvicted crime, stipulation as to invalid restitution does not warrant setting aside entire plea agreement

Assault on government official; Alford plea; intoxication in public place; probable cause

murder, motion to sever, arrest judgment

Kidnapping with intent to terrorize; Motion to dismiss; NCGS § 15A-404 jury instruction (citizen's detention)

nullum tempus; governmental function; proprietary function; maintenance of city sewer system; statute of limitation

equitable distribution order; unequal distribution of marital property; classification; valuation

Willfulness, Ability to Comply, Child Support, Contempt

Attorneys? fees in disciplinary actions by a licensing board; Statutory interpretation of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 6-19.1

Motion to compel arbitration; Existence and scope of arbitration agreement; Construction of contract language.

Court of Appeals Panels Bound By Previous Decisions of the Court; Doctrine of Necessaries; Women's Property Clause

Equitable Distribution

Equitable Distribution; 529 Savings Plan as Marital Property; No Court-Created Exceptions to Marital Property Definition

equitable distribution

Subject-matter jurisdiction; challenge to superior court's subject-matter jurisdiction after entry of default judgment based on exclusivity provision of our Workers' Compensation Act, N.C. Gen. Stat. 97-10.1; superior court's refusal to resolve subject-matter jurisdiction challenge based on defenses of equitable estoppel and laches

Challenged Findings, Breach of Contract, Damages

Motion to dismiss; Fraud; Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices