Introduction of evidence; Defendant's right to give closing argument last

Second-degree rape; opinion testimony on character for truthfulness

Jury verdict; felony trial

Sentencing

Probable cause for search warrant; Confidential informancts

Nexus between violation of 'knock and announce' requirement and suppression of evidence

Sufficient evidence for felony child abuse; failure to move to strike

Proximate cause; Collateral estoppel

Unfair and eceptive trade practices; Negligent infliction of emotional distress; Debt collection practices

Whether a child custody review order entered under N. C. G. S. section 7B-906 is appealed under former section 7B-1001(4); did trial court have subject matter jurisdiction without an affidavit of minor child's status/

Tort claims act; fire in county jail; DHHS inspection requirements; public duty doctrine

Guilty plea entered before Blakely v. Washington and State v. Allen were decided; whether defendant knowingly stipulated to facts supporting the trial judge's finding of an aggravating sentencing factor

Felony sentencing; whether defendant's probationary status when he committed the offense at issue should have been submitted to the jury

Felony sentencing; whether defendant's probationary status when he committed the offense at issue should have been submitted to the jury

Whether a positive urine test for marijuana, standing alone, supports a conviction for possession

Whether defense counsel's stipulation to existence of a factual basis for defendant's guilty plea was also a stipulation to the facts supporting the trial judge's finding of aggravating sentencing factors

Felony drug charges; admissibility at trial of evidence of previous drug sale by defendant under Rule 404(b)

Appeal from probation revocation and reactivation of suspended sentences in aggravated range; application of Blakely to original enhanced sentences that were final before Blakely was decided