Sufficiency of evidence that defendant constructively possessed cocaine

Motion to suppress; whether under totality of chircumstances, search of defendant's purse was governed by Fourth Amendment

First-degree murder (capital/death)

Erroneous jury instruction; omission of willfulness element of the crime for which defendant was charged and convicted; prejudice

Workers' Compensation; application of N.C.G.S. § 97-57 when an employee seeks additional benefits for the same occupational disease after entering into a final settlement agreement with the same employer and it previous workers' compensation insurer

Medical malpractice; admission of expert testimony; same or similar community standard; N.C.G.S. § 90-21.12; summary judgment

Workers' Compensation; whether Larson test bars benefits to employee who misrepresented his physical condition when he was hired

Wrongful death, negligent loading of cargo onto trailer; whether shipper of goods or independent truck driver was liable for the resulting accident; summary judgment dismissing all claims against shipper

Minor child; whether a single prior instance of abuse to a sibling provided clear and convincing evidence to support an adjudication of neglect

Juvenile; adjudication of delinquency; admissibility of confession obtained when student was questioned by school officials and school resource (police) officer

Extent of Medical Board's disciplinary authority over licensees who participate in administration of the death penalty

Whether self-help actions by campground owner to force RV owners/residents to vacate their long term parking spaces constituted unfair or deceptive trade practices

Whether trial court erred in charging jury on possession of a knife when indictment alleged possession of metallic knuckles

Definition of valid protective order for purposes of felony enhancement under N.C.G.S. § 50B-4.1

Jury instructions; elements of voluntary manslaughter; application of N.C.G.S. § 15A-1237

Application of marital testimonial privilege to conversations between inmate and spouse in a prison visiting area

School board's authority to assign students to year-round schools without parental consent; N.C.G.S. §§ 115C-1 & 115C-84.2

Procedural due process claim insufficiently pleaded; issue of interlocutory appeal improvidently allowed