Whether an indigent defendant made a sufficient showing of 'materiality' under N.C.G.S. 15A-269 to require the trial court to appoint counsel to assist with his post-conviction motion for DNA testing to support his claim of innocence.

Appeal from trial court's denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence; whether the warrantless search of the room in defendant's apartment in which contraband was found was constitutional; whether seizure of the contraband was permissible under the 'plain view' doctrine.

Whether defendant, who, along with two accomplices, participated in a series of armed robberies over a two- to three-hour period, engaged in a single conspiracy or in multiple conspiracies to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon.

Statute of frauds, deed, will parol evidence, Equitable remedy, Contract

motion for summary judgement; motion for summary judgment denied for failure to include a copy of the order denying summary judgment in the record on appeal

Administrative Procedures Act; Rule Making; Exemption; N.C.G.S. Sec. 135-5(a3); Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System; State Agency Adoption of Rules and Regulations

Statute of Limitations; Medical Malpractice.

Post-Judgment Receivership, Unliquidated Legal Claims, Insurer's Bad Faith, Insolvent Judgment-Debtor, Equity

Self-incrimination; Juvenile; Adjudication; Reversible Error

Summary judgment de novo review; reformation of deed of trust, missing legal description; ten year statute of limitations NCGS 1-47(2); note holder's standing to enforce deed of trust; unclean hands; statute of frauds, NCGS 22-5.

Child custody; UCCJEA; Jurisdiction; Grandparent; Choice of Law; Full Faith and Credit; Modification; N.C.G.S. Sec. 50A-203; Jurisdiction After appeal; Rule 59 Motion for New Trial

Child Custody; UCCJEA; Jurisdiction; Grandparent; Choice of Law; Full Faith and Credit; Modification; N.C.G.S. Sec. 50A-203; Jurisdiction After Appeal; Rule 59 Motion for New Trial

North Carolina Human Resources Act; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 126-35(a); Just cause to dismiss career State employee; Specificity of allegations in employee dismissal letter

Child custody; denial of motion to exclude expert testimony and report of consented to and court-appointed forensic custody evaluator; temporary suspension of parent's visitation rights pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. 50-13.5(I)

cross examination; Rule 106; Rule 611; motion for appropriate relief; aggravating factors

First Degree Murder; Life Imprisonment Without Parole.

motion to dismiss; substantial evidence; sufficiency of evidence; sufficiency of the evidence based on circumstantial evidence; felony murder

First Degree Rape, Motion to Dismiss, Satellite-Based Monitoring

life in prison without parole for juvenile offenders; State v. James