Constitutionality of N.C.G.S. ? 14-306.4, prohibiting operation of any electronic machine that conducts or promotes a sweepstakes through use of an entertaining display

Whether conditions DOT attached to a driveway permit required for petitioners' residential development exceed DOT's statutory authority

Action to collect on a debt; whether two letters from a principal member of defendant limited liability company were words of guaranty supported by adequate consideration; whether the trial court erred in granting the principal's Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss him from the action.

Inverse condemnation proceeding; whether public water authority must pay just compensation for diminished water flow to companies that use the water to produce electricity for resale

Constitutionality of N.C.G.S. ? 14-306.4, prohibiting operation of any electronic machine that conducts or promotes a sweepstakes through use of an entertaining display

Whether the trial court violated defendant's rights under the Confrontation Clause or committed plain error when it admitted an SBI report identifying a controlled substance without accompanying expert testimony

Alleged traffic violation; motion to suppress; whether police officer had reasonable suspicion to stop defendant's vehicle

Whether it was reversible error for the trial court to require defendant to wear shackles during his jury trial

Whether defendant's motion to dismiss charges of speeding to elude arrest and narcotics possession should have been dismissed because the State's evidence was insufficient to take those charges to a jury

Whether a defendant who was erroneously sentenced to an aggravated range term under a plea arrangement should simply be resentenced or whether the entire plea agreement must be set aside

Whether plaintiff's remedy for a workplace injury is limited to filing a claim under the N.C. Workers' Compensation Act; whether defendant is plaintiff's employer or co-employee for purposes of Pleasant v. Johnson

Whether a special assessment made by a condominium homeowners association is unlawful and invalid

Motion to suppress; constitutionality of an individual search for contraband that went beyond a student's outer clothing based only on generalized suspicion of all students

Workers' Compensation; employer admits compensability; whether the Indus. Comm'n made sufficient findings of fact to support its award when the Comm'n's opinion recited conflicting facts regarding the extent of the employee's work-related injuries and his differing accounts of how the accident occurred

Whether the State filed timely notice of appeal from the trial court's order allowing defendant's motion to suppress

Whether a county's general zoning power authorizes it to enact an adequate public facilities ordinance.

Negligence action for a drowning in a county park; denial of summary judgment for defendants claiming governmental immunity defense; whether park's operation is a governmental or proprietary function

Whether a county's general zoning power authorizes it to enact an Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance