First-degree kidnapping, Attempted armed robbery, Fatal variance between indictment and proof, Claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, Challenge to jury instructions on first-degree kidnapping charge

Indictment; Motion to Dismiss; Sufficiency of the Evidence; Controlled Substances Act; Precursor Materials

Robbery with a dangerous weapon.

Intent to kill; assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury

Kidnapping; sufficiency of the evidence and jury instructions; amount of civil restitution order must be supported by the record.

Rule 12(b)(6) of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, Defamation pro se, Failure to plead defamation claim with sufficient particularly

Good cause to set aside default judgment; summary judgment; failure to timely answer counterclaim.

Undue Influence; Duress; Affidavit of Correction

Town Employee Personnel Files; Writ of Mandamus; Due Process

Workers' Compensation; Competent Evidence Standard; Occupational Disease

motion to dismiss; personal jurisdiction; minimum contacts; due process

Willful refusal of chemical analysis related to drivers license revocation

N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 1A-1, Rule 54(h); interlocutory appeals; substantial right; res judicata

Interlocutory Appeal, Risk of Inconsistent Verdicts

Termination of Parental Rights, No-Merit Brief

One Judge Over-ruling Another; First Amendment; Subject Matter Jurisdiction.

Equitable Distribution; Marital Property; Classification and Valuation

Service of Process; Alias and Pluries Summons; Summary Judgment