reasonableness of lifetime satellite-based monitoring; recidivist; sex offenses with a child under thirteen; Defendant's Fourth Amendment privacy interests balanced against State's interests and declared efficacy of SBM; totality of circumstances; amendments to SBM laws; Session Law 2021-138, sec. 18(i) and S.L. 2021-182, sec. 2(e) (collectively to be codified at N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-208.46).

Aggressor doctrine; self-defense; plain error; jury instructions; exhibits.

waiver of Miranda for juveniles

Sufficient evidence of driving while intoxicated, N.C. Gen. Stat. 20-138.1(a)

North Carolina Industrial Commission; workers compensation claim; timely filed claim; two-year limitation period; mental incompetency; jurisdiction; subject matter jurisdiction; employment; social security disability claim; representative payee; incompetency adjudication hearing; involuntary commitment; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-24(a); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 35A-1101; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 35A-1102; time-barred pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-50; 42 U.S.C. § 416(i).

Extortion, material information in charging instruments, physical violence not required for true threats, fatal variance in proof, written findings required under N.C. Gen. Stat. 7B-2411, 7B-2501(c).

Involuntary Commitment Order; Sufficiency of Findings of Fact; Expert Witness Testimony; Preservation of Error; Hearsay

Industrial commission; subject matter jurisdiction; claims of negligence; intentional torts; constitutional claims.