Legal malpractice
Proof of prejudice
Collateral estoppal

Enforcement of Foreign Judgment; Personal Jurisdiction; Full Faith and Credit

Entrapment instruction; constructive possession

N.C. Gen. Stat 14-454.1(a)(2) and (b); fatal defect in indictment; jury instruction; governmental authority or entrapment by estoppel

DWI; License Revocation; Commercial Driver?s License; Double Jeopardy; Due Process

Habeas Corpus; jurisdiction; murder

possession of firearm by felon; corpus delecti, confession, evidence aliundi

Rule 404(b); Rule 609(b)

larceny of dog, refreshed recollection

Ineffective assistance of counsel per se; defense counsel's admission of defendant's guilt of lesser-included offense; evidence of defendant's knowing and voluntary consent to defense counsel's admission.

Meaningful appellate review; plain error; right to silence; ineffective assistance of counsel

Breach of plea agreement

Guilt of Extortion
Gang-Related Evidence
Claim of Right Defense

Motion to dismiss; arrested judgment; final judgment; aggravating factor

Guilty plea; maximum possible sentence

Defendant's right to be absent at trial

Motion to set aside bond forfeiture must be timely

Whether the trial court erroneously instructed the jury on the standard of care owed by a landowner to a child who was injured by a natural condition on the landowner's property

Chief district court judge's authority to prohibit operation of a special traffic court established by the district attorney