Habitual felon indictment; ancillary to substantive felonies addressed at trial

Motion to suppress; probable cause; recitation of testimony; conflicts in evidence

First-degree burglary, gang membership evidence, no plain error, restitution award, restitution payments, State v. Gayton, 185 N.C. App. 122, 124, 648 S.E.2d 275, 277 (2007).

first degree murder, substantial evidence, jury instructions

trial court; closing; statement; bible; jury; aggravating; factor; voluntary; manslaughter; motion to dismiss

Seizure of automobile pursuant to criminal charges/convictions; summary judgment motion

Industrial Commission; competent evidence to support findings; need for expert testimony; maximal medical improvement, permanent partial impairment rating

Breach of Contract;
Motion to Compel;
Duty to Defend;
Supplemental Damage Claim;
Summary Judgment;
Prevailing Party;
Attorney’s Fees;
Required Findings;
Nominal Damages;

Rule 12(b)(6); light most favorable; treated as true; complaint; pleadings; on its face; law; fact; necessarily defeats; negligent hiring, retention, and supervision; employer; employee; independent contractor; relationship; unfair and deceptive trade practices; intentional infliction of emotional distress; IIED

Whether plaintiff's service by publication in the county where defendant formerly lived and worked was insufficient under Rule 4(j1) of the Rules of Civil Procedure.

Whether a plaintiff clothing-store company's claim for insurance coverage was properly dismissed where it alleged COVID-19 related losses but the policy contained a viral contamination exclusion.

Whether N.C.G.S. 116-311 provides statutory immunity to institutions of higher education for damages arising from COVID-19 pandemic.

Addressing the proper procedure for removal of a clerk of superior court under Article IV of the North Carolina Constitution.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in addressing respondent's unpreserved constitutional challenge to removal of the child.

Whether the trial court's permanency-planning order complied with N.C.G.S. 7B-903, -906.1, and -906.2 of the Juvenile Code.

Whether restaurant closures necessitated by government orders responding to the COVID-19 crisis amounted to a direct physical loss for the purposes of business income and commercial property insurance coverage.

Whether N.C.G.S. 105-135.45 is ambiguous regarding application of the term credit allowed when calculating tax credits available to manufacturers of cigarettes for exportation.

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that respondent municipality properly denied petitioner's applications for permits necessary to build a charter school.

Whether defendant was properly sentenced to death on two counts of first-degree murder.