first degree murder; waiver-constitutional argument; motion to dismiss for insufficient evidence; premeditation and deliberation; prosecutorial statements in closing argument; standard for trial court's intervention ex mero motu.

assault by strangulation; motion to dismiss; lesser-included offense jury instruction; strangulation

Assault on government official; Alford plea; intoxication in public place; probable cause

murder, motion to sever, arrest judgment

Kidnapping with intent to terrorize; Motion to dismiss; NCGS § 15A-404 jury instruction (citizen's detention)

Willfulness, Ability to Comply, Child Support, Contempt

Court of Appeals Panels Bound By Previous Decisions of the Court; Doctrine of Necessaries; Women's Property Clause

Equitable Distribution

Challenged Findings, Breach of Contract, Damages

Motion to dismiss; Fraud; Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices

Adequate Record for Appellate Review; Lack of Transcript or Narrative

non-exclusive easement; prescriptive easement; summary judgment

Rule 60, Deficiency Judgment, Affirmative Defense, Excusable Neglect, Abuse of Discretion

COA17-570 Rule 60(b)(4) motion for relief was improper substitute for appeal; order not void. COA17-813 Entry of stay was interlocutory; no substantial right affected

Entry of stay was interlocutory; no substantial right affected

Just Cause, Unacceptable Personal Conduct, Demotion of a Career State Employee

high-impact land use permit; standing; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-393; expert v. lay opinion testimony

Termination of parental rights; no-merit brief; incarcerated father; neglect, NCGS 7B-1111(a).

Foreclosure; Default