Whether a criminal defendant forfeits their Fifth Amendment right to silence when they give pretrial notice of an affirmative defense under N.C.G.S. 15A-905(c)(1); whether the State is permitted to elicit testimony on a defendant's silence during its case-in-chief for the purposes of impeachment based solely on the defendant's pretrial notice of an affirmative defense.

When a cause of action accrues for reformation of a deed of trust based on mutual mistake and whether the parties intended a deed of trust to secure a promissory note.

trial court did not err by paraphrasing witness testimony in factual finding; record did not support allegation that trial judge showed hostility to party; correction of order by trial court amounted to a merely clerical correction because it added no new substantive requirements to order; ordering a mental health evaluation of a party was within the court's discretion as other relief in an action for a no-contact order; trial court did not err in failing to rule on motion to dismiss that was not served on all parties and movant did not raise at the appropriate time

Services needed; substantiated; neglected juveniles; clear and convincing evidence; conclusion of law; and finding of fact.

permanency planning; N.C.G.S. § 7B-906.2; reunification efforts; misapprehension of law

child custody; relocation; potential military deployment; N.C. Gen. Stat. 50-13.2(f); statutory construction

Enforcement of foreign judgments; UEFJA

Equitable distribution; parties? standard of living during the marriage; alimony.

alienation of affection and criminal conversation; no notice of trial; due process rights; Rule 2

First-degree murder; felony murder; assault with a deadly weapon; attempted robbery with a deadly weapon; eyewitness identification, NCGS 15A-284.52(d)(3); implicating third parties; suggestive photo lineup; errors in closing arguments; hearsay and relevant evidence; sufficiency of the indictment; non-capital murder.

Statutory sex offense; element of penetration; labia; victim testimony; insufficient evidence; and motion to dismiss.

Motion to dismiss; insufficiency of the evidence; speculation; conjecture.

lay-witness opinions; Fifth Amendment right to silence; plain-error review

Presumed prejudice; ineffective assistance of counsel; motion to continue; incomplete record on appeal.

Justification, affirmative defense, jury instruction, possession of a firearm by a felon, and second-degree murder.

Motion to dismiss; impairment; conflicting evidence; opinion of a law enforcement officer; conduct indicating impairment; Rule 702; prejudice.

Medical malpractice; Medical Review Committee Privilege; NCGS 90-21.22A; motion to compel; motion to enforce

res judicata, small claims action, final judgment