Batson challenge; facially neutral explanations for juror strikes; proof of purposeful discrimination

Fleeing to elude arrest, resisting public officer, possession of marijuana, child abuse, drug dealer, illegal drugs, testimony, character evidence, reasonable suspicion, reputation, motion to dismiss, substantial evidence, substantial risk of injury, reckless driving, close question

Admissibility; relevancy; Rule 403; Rule 608(b); witness' specific instances of conduct; impeachment

Sex offender registration; willful failure to notify of change of address; jury instructions on willfulness element; ex post facto challenge to changes in sex offender registration statutes

jury instructions

Indecent liberties, statutory sexual offense, statutory sexual offense with a child by an adult, expert witness, disclose, disclosure, vouch, truthfulness, plain error, child sexual abuse, child victim, credibility, penetration, sexual act, labia

motion to suppress; constitutionality of checkpoint; primary programmatic purpose; independent reasonable suspicion

Defendant convicted of possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of a stolen firearm, possession of cocaine, and knowingly maintaining a dwelling to keep a controlled substance; issue writ of certiorari; motions to dismiss for insufficiency of evidence; no substantial evidence that Defendant allowed others to resort to his dwelling to use controlled substances; North Carolina General Statutes Section 90-108(a)(7); reversed and remanded in part; North Carolina Rule of Evidence 702; reliability of expert testimony; no plain error

termination of sex offender registration

probable cause, DWI, impaired, HGN Test, breath test, motion to suppress, totality of the circumstances

certiorari, attorney?s fees, restitution order, opportunity to be heard

no violation of the right to confrontation occurred during probation violation proceeding; ineffective assistance of counsel claim failed where there was no showing that counsel's performance was deficient; trial court did not abuse its discretion in finding that the defendant willfully failed to pay monies owed as a condition of probation

Relevance, undue prejudice, substantially outweighed, improper closing statement, caretaker abuse, manipulation by defendant

first-degree murder, gun, self-defense, defense of another, verbal threats, character evidence, excluded evidence

Waiver of right to assistance counsel; N.C. Gen. Stat. ?? 15A-942, 15A-1242; and new trial

Attorney?s fees, attorney charging lien, contingent fee agreement, contingency, levy, liens, personal property, priority

Interlocutory appeal; substantial right; immunity from suit; release from liability, risk of inconsistent verdicts

defendant's actions were not a proximate cause of injuries; no error in granting summary judgment when there was no material issue of fact as to proximate cause

Equitable distribution; insufficient findings of fact to support unequal distribution; trial court must find that equal distribution is not equitable before ordering unequal distribution