motion to suppress properly denied where officer shined flashlight into vehicle and seized a plastic baggie of contraband in plain view; officer's subjective motive for a stop has no bearing in Fourth Amendment analysis

summary judgment, retaliatory eviction, protected act, summary ejectment, notice to vacate

Legal malpractice; easements of record; construction of deeds

Legionnaire's Disease; Insurance Policy's Fungi or Bacteria Exclusion; Insurance Policy's Consumption Exception; Summary judgment; Interlocutory appeal; Construction and interpretation of an insurance contract is a question of law; Insurer's duty to defend; Duty to indemnify.

neglect, dependency, adjudication, juvenile, Rule 3.1

Governmental immunity; Qualified immunity; Governmental in nature vs. Proprietary in nature; N.C. Gen. Stat § 160A-296; Affirmative duty; Roadway obstructions; Tree ordinance; Waiver of governmental immunity; Liability insurance; Insurance policy effect on the defense of governmental immunity; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-435; Summary judgment.

drug trafficking; substantial assistance; ineffective assistance of counsel; plea agreement; sentencing; constitutional right to trial by jury

probation revocation; trial court must make finding of good cause to revoke probation after probationary period; no prejudice from checking box 4 stating each violation is sufficient to revoke when only one violation was sufficient.