self-defense; no duty to retreat under NCGS 14-51.3(a); required instructions; specific acts of aggression; state's discovery provided on eve of trial; motion to continue; prejudice.

Summary judgment; slip and fall, contributory negligence

Interlocutory Appeal.

Summary judgment, Lease/option agreement for home, equity of redemption

Summary judgment; platted access easement; riparian rights; ownership of pier; grantor's intent

solar facility or farm use permit; prima facia entitlement; conditional use permit (CUP) denial; competent evidence to support denial of CUP; generalized speculative concerns of community members.

Holographic codicil to typewrtten will

Child custody modification; failure to hold a proper hearing before modifying visitation; insufficient evidence presented and facts found to support custody modification order

rule 12(b)(6)

Eugenics; Heirs; Equal Protection Clause; Constitutionality of a Statute