Appeal from Court of Appeals' decision reversing the trial court's denial of defendant's motion for appropriate relief (MAR) following his conviction for armed robbery; whether the Supreme Court has jurisdiction under N.C.G.S. 7A-28(a), 7A-30(2), and 15A-1422(f) to hear and decide the State's appeal from the Court of Appeals' decision on the MAR.

Interlocutory appeal from trial court's order denying plaintiff's motion to allow discovery in conjunction with a pending motion to vacate a previous arbitration award and court order and judgment incorporating the terms thereof; whether the trial court's denial of the discovery request implicated a substantial right and thus entitled plaintiff to immediate appellate review of the order.

Appeal from trial court's denial of plaintiff's motions for directed verdict and JNOV after a jury found that plaintiff violated defendant's substantive due process rights; whether an ordinance adopted by plaintiff was invalid on its face or as applied to defendant.

Whether exhibits attached to plaintiff's complaint, which indicate a missing indorsement on the allonge attached to the underlying promissory note, defeat plaintiff's claim for judicial foreclosure as a matter of law.

Workers' Compensation; whether a worker for whom the employer admitted compensability for physical injuries sustained on the job can later recover medical compensation for treatment of anxiety and depression; whether the worker is entitled to continued payment of temporary total disability benefits.

Interlocutory; substantial right; minimum contacts; personal jurisdiction

rule 12(b)(6)

Breach of contract; Breach of duty of good faith; Award

Child custody modification; failure to hold a proper hearing before modifying visitation; insufficient evidence presented and facts found to support custody modification order

Attorney fees; substantial right; interlocutory

Holographic codicil to typewrtten will

Subject matter jurisdiction; UCCJEA; permanency planning and reunification

Termination of parental rights; insufficient findings to support willful abandonment and nelgect

Eugenics; Heirs; Equal Protection Clause; Constitutionality of a Statute

Eugenics; Heirs; Equal Protection Clause; Constitutionality of a Statute

Eugenics; Heirs; Equal Protection Clause; Constitutionality of a Statute

solar facility or farm use permit; prima facia entitlement; conditional use permit (CUP) denial; competent evidence to support denial of CUP; generalized speculative concerns of community members.

Summary judgment; platted access easement; riparian rights; ownership of pier; grantor's intent

Summary judgment, Lease/option agreement for home, equity of redemption