Probation Revocation; Statutory Interpretation

Admission of recording over North Carolina Evidence Rule 403 objection; failure to find mitigating factors when sentencing in the presumptive range; trial court interrupting defendant's testimony to ask clarifying question pursuant to North Carolina Evidence Rule 614(b); admission of irrelevant evidence during habitual felon phase of sentencing hearing.

Plea Agreements; Sentencing

mental competency

Indictment; Presentment; Subject Matter Jurisdiction; Misdemeanors

Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sixth Amendment; Concession of Guilt

Motion to withdraw guilty plea; Handy factors; Ineffective assistance of counsel

double jeopardy; Rule 2

Summary judgment; Promissory note; Inconsistent orders; Remand for clarification

temporary taking; takings clause; equitable estoppel; compensation

General contractor?s license, interlocutory, substantial right, value of single project, defining construction or improvement

termination of parental rights; neglect

Termination of parental rights; Best interests determination; No contact; Bond between juvenile and parent, NCGS 7B-1110(a); Abuse of discretion standard of review.

Permanency planning order; Sufficiency of the evidence; Cessation of reunification

equitable distribution; classification and valuation; tax consequences

breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, notice, statute of limitations, proximate cause, contract terms, settlement

Recanted Testimony; MAR Hearing; First-Degree Murder; Weight of Evidence.

Common Law Robbery, Felony Larceny, Double Jeopardy, Rule 2 of Appellate Procedure, Indictment

Intent to Kill.