Appeal from defendant's convictions for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and attaining habitual felon status; whether the trial court committed prejudicial error by instructing the jury concerning the doctrine of constructive possession.

Appeal from convictions for trafficking in opium; claim of ineffective assistance of counsel; whether N.C. R. App. P. 10(a)(1) precludes appellate review of alleged sentencing errors to which defense counsel did not object at trial; whether defendant's sentences were an abuse of discretion and violate the Eighth Amendment.

Appeal from convictions for attempted first-degree murder and solicitation to commit first-degree murder of the same victim; whether the trial court erred in (1) denying defendant's motion to dismiss the attempt charge for insufficient evidence and (2) not arresting judgment on the solicitation conviction on double jeopardy grounds.

Appeal from trial court's discretionary ruling under N.C.G.S. 1-83(2) changing venue in a child custody action; whether the Court of Appeals erred in dismissing plaintiff-mother's interlocutory appeal from the trial court's order.

Trial court order adopting a compulsory referee's report; sufficiency of trial court's review of referee's findings under Rule 52(g)(2); recommendation of Rule 60(b)(6) relief from prior order; remand for entry of proper judgment on referee's adopted report

Permanency planning order; Permanent plan

Termination of parental rights; grounds set forth in petition; failure to legitimate; findings of fact.

permanency planning order; custody; jurisdiction over juvenile proceedings; visitation

Pet Adoption; Summary Judgment

Malpractice

Homeowner?s associations, condominiums, notice pleading, common ownership, punitive damages, attorney?s fees

personal jurisdiction; out-of-state resident; corporate investor

medical malpractice; administrative negligence; statute of limitations; directed verdict/JNOV; pain and suffering; contributory negligence

Sixth Amendment; Right to Speedy Trial; Barker Factors

First-Degree Felony Murder, Second-Degree Murder, Assault With a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill Inflicting Serious Injury, Jury Instruction, Transferred Intent, Self-Defense

drug trafficking; discovery statutes; motion to dismiss; motion for sanctions; jury instruction

First Amendment challenge; Harassment of a juror; Conspiracy to commit harassment of a juror; Content-neutral restriction; Intermediate scrutiny; Sufficiency of the evidence; Pretrial discovery obligations of a criminal defendant; Character evidence; Hearsay; and Jury instructions.

Denial of motion to dismiss for insufficiency of the evidence; trafficking in cocaine by possession; N.C. Gen Stat. 90-95(h)(3)(c)