Rule 404(b); Rule 403; motion to dismiss; jury instructions; double jeopardy; reversible error; plain error

Armed Robbery;
Common Law Robbery;
Lesser-Included Offense;
Jury Instruction;
Mere Possession of a Firearm;
Responding to Jury's questions;

Waiver of constitutional claims; sufficiency of evidence; ineffective assistance of counsel

Juror misconduct; Jury instructions when Defendant fails to appear at trial; Proceeding with trial in Defendant’s absence

petition for writ of certiorari; no merit or probable error; motion to dismiss; special jury instruction; probable cause; misdemeanor; assault on a government official; resisting, delaying, obstructing a police officer; ineffective assistance of counsel; motion for appropriate relief.

petition for writ of certiorari; guilty plea; knowing, voluntary, and intelligent; benefit of plea bargain; search; seizure; probable cause; consent; Cellebrite extraction; affirmed.

second-degree murder; motion to dismiss; unlawfulness; self-defense; perfect self-defense; imperfect self-defense; aggressor; jury instruction; harmless error; de novo; substantial evidence.

Trafficking opium/heroin; Lab Tested Sample/Untested Lab Sample; Rule 401; Rule 403; Rule 702; Expert Testimony; Plain error

motion to continue, voluntary and unexplained absence, failure to strike, improper vouching, confidential informant, actual conflict, right to counsel, abuse of discretion, no plain error, prior record level, consecutive sentences, no error. 

sentencing; wide latitude; consecutive sentences; improper considerations; no error.

Assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflict serious injury; assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury; motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence; serious injury element; substantial evidence

PWC; factual basis; guilty plea; N.C.G.S. § 15A-1022.

residual hearsay exceptions, self-defense, offer of proof, preservation, abuse of discretion, preliminary ruling, dismiss. 

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that defendant must pay an employer-funded 5% contribution under N.C.G.S. 143-166.50(e).

Whether public official immunity applies to a medical director at a state university and whether summary judgment was proper.

Review of recommendation for censure.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in vacating the trial court's adjudication order and remanding for additional factual findings about how respondent-mother's actions impaired or substantially risked impairing the welfare of her juvenile daughter.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in reversing dismissal of a claim for negligence at the 12(b)(6) stage based on contributory negligence and in affirming dismissal of a claim for punitive damages.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred by determining the trial court committed plain error by instructing the jury once on first-degree forcible sexual offense where the defendant was indicted for two counts of first-degree forcible sexual offense.