notice of appeal; petition for writ of certiorari; waiver of right to appeal

Ineffective assistance of counsel; Possession; Motion to dismiss; Sufficiency of the evidence; Invited error.

No prejudicial error; Plain error; Sufficient evidence; Ineffective assistance of counsel; Did not undermine confidence in the result.

Open-the-door rule; jury instructions.

Alternate juror; jury deliberations; 12-person jury.

first degree murder, jury instructions, voluntary manslaughter instruction, diminished capacity instruction, plain error review, failing to intervene ex mero motu, graphic videotape evidence, graphic photographic evidence, illustrative purposes, harmless error.

failure to intervene ex mero motu; plain error; Allen charge

jury instructions; aggressor doctrine; second-degree murder; motion for appropriate relief.

Child custody; visitation; best interests of the child; insufficient evidentiary support for findings of fact

landlord-tenant; rent-to-own; N.C. R. App. P. 28(b)(6); abandoned argument; summary ejectment

interpretation of contract; unambiguous terms; motion to dismiss

obligations under deed of trust; promissory note; contract interpretation; conclusions of law; findings of fact; summary judgment.

Standing; North Carolina Uniform Power of Attorney Act; Interested person; Sanctions; Contempt.

Interlocutory appeal, jurisdiction, risk of inconsistent verdicts, substantial right exception, motion to dismiss, injunction, declaratory judgment, claim, cause of action, dismissed.

Rule 54(b), final judgments, interlocutory orders, Rule 59, trial on the merits, summary judgment, Bodie Island Beach Club Ass’n, Inc. v. Wray, 215 N.C. App. 283 (2011), tolling appeals, Rule 3, Rule 60(b).

DVPO; findings of fact; act of domestic violence

Whether plaintiffs' negligent retention claim falls within the scope of a medical malpractice action pursuant to N.C.G.S. 90-21.11 and therefore is barred by the statute of repose.

Whether the City's notice of violation provided sufficient notice of alleged violations of its unified development ordinance.

Whether individualized fact issues such as the fair market value of property preclude class certification on predominance grounds.

Whether the Business Court erred in granting summary judgment for defendants on a declaratory judgment claim and breach of fiduciary duty and constructive fraud claims.