Whether the trial court's order denying defendant's motion to suppress was insufficient to evaluate the constitutionality of the checking station.

Whether the trial court committed prejudicial error by admitting certain testimony from an investigating police officer.

On a motion to dismiss for a Sixth Amendment speedy trial violation, the State may not elicit privileged testimony from a criminal defendant's former attorney to justify the delay in the case. A criminal defendant can prove prejudice for purposes of his Sixth Amendment speedy trial claim under Barker v. Wingo by demonstrating actual or presumptive prejudice.

Whether the trial court had a sufficient factual basis to enter judgment on multiple assault sentences from defendant's guilty plea.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in finding no error in the trial court's denial of defendant's motion to dismiss and failure to instruct the jury on the statutory definition of 'registrant' pursuant to N.C.G.S. 90-87(25).

permit, educational facility, ordinance, mandate, reverse, vacate

Workers' compensation; Full Commission's authority to reconsider evidence and amend deputy commissioner's award if good ground be shown; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-85; competent evidence standard; Full Commission authority to weigh evidence and reject testimony it disbelieves

Expert testimony on sexual abuse; presumption that judge discerns properness of evidence in bench trial; hearsay in abuse adjudication.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-32; will caveats; subject matter jurisdiction; lack of standing to bring caveat; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 29-15; intestate succession; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 29-19(b)

public records request; special proceeding; lack of subject matter jurisdiction; lack of authority to initiate action

Termination of parental rights; findings of fact; NCGS 7B-1111(a); failure to pay child support; and judicial discretion

North Carolina Utilities Commission; Commission's decision prima facie just and reasonable; Deference afforded to Commission's interpretation of statute

SAFE Child Act; S.B. 199; revival provision; three-judge panel of Wake County Superior Court; motion to transfer; res judicata

SAFE Child Act; S.B. 199; revival provision; three-judge panel of Wake County Superior Court; motion to transfer; res judicata

partial summary judgment; breach of contract; specific performance; implied warranty of habitability; summary ejectment; tortious interference with contract; fraud

worker's compensation; full commission did not abuse its discretion in allowing claimant's motion to submit additional evidence where good grounds existed for granting motion and Form 44 put defendants on notice of material aggravation theory; bariatric surgery was directly related to work injury that required right knee surgery and thus compensable where right knee surgery could not be safely performed before substantial weight loss that would result from bariatric surgery

Judgment on pleadings; declaratory judgment act; insurance policy; policy exclusions; intentional act; duty to defend/indemnify.

denial of Rule 60(b) motion; attorney's fees; void judgment

trafficking, traffic stop, license plate, renewal sticker, Commissioner, DMV, reasonable suspicion, mistake of law, registration card, ambiguous