First-degree murder conviction; sentence of life imprisonment without parole; application of N.C.G.S. 14-5.2; whether the trial court committed prejudicial error by not instructing the jury on accessory before the fact to first-degree murder

Whether defendant's convictions for second-degree sexual offense and crime against nature subjected him to double jeopardy; whether trial court erred in denying defense counsel's motion for a mistrial on grounds that he had a conflict of interest

Dismissal of defendant's appeal from the trial court's failure to individually poll jurors on their verdict regarding the existence of aggravating factors; whether that issue was preserved for appellate review

Motion to suppress evidence; whether a police dog's instinctive and undirected action that brings evidence not otherwise in plain view into plain view constitutes a search within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment or Article I, Section 20 of the North Carolina Constitution

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in reversing a lower court order holding defendant-attorney in criminal contempt of court; whether the order was fatally deficient under N.C.G.S. 5A-15

Felony sentencing for a crime committed in North Carolina; whether the State proved that a prior offense for which defendant was convicted in Tennessee was substantially similar to a North Carolina offense for purposes of assigning defendant a sentencing point based on his prior record level under N.C.G.S. 15A-1340.14(e).

Whether denial of defendant's good character evidence proffered under Rule 404(a) was prejudicial error; whether the trial court erred in using the term victim to instruct the jury, in conformity with the Pattern Jury Instructions

Motion to stay; Judicial estoppel

Restrictive Covenant; plain meaning; parking

Public Records Act; Designated custodian under N.C.G.S. Sec. 132-2; Suing in individual and official capacities

Child custody; findings of fact; substantial change in circumstances; judicial bias

Public official immunity; Direct state constitutional claim

Summary Ejectment; Unconscionability; Innocent Tennant

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-35(c); Salary requirements for county election directors