solicitation; first-degree murder; lesser included offense; improper closing argument

Jury instructions; mandatory presumption; attorney-client privilege; motion to compel.

Fifth Amendment; custodial interrogation; barricaded suspect; and clerical error

Driving while intoxicated; motion to suppress medical record evidence; Fourth Amendment right to be free from warrantless search and seizure; harmless beyond a reasonable doubt; no prejudicial error.

Miranda Rights; interrogation; confession; unambiguous request for counsel; motion to suppress; Fifth Amendment

trafficking, traffic stop, license plate, renewal sticker, Commissioner, DMV, reasonable suspicion, mistake of law, registration card, ambiguous

motion for appropriate relief; Brady and Napue claims failed because of lack of probability allegedly wrongfully withheld or intentionally false evidence would have changed result of trial had it not been withheld or introduced; evidentiary hearing was required on ineffective assistance of counsel claim to determine whether failure to investigate key alibi witness prejudiced outcome of trial; gatekeeper order prohibiting the filing of future motions for appropriate relief was erroneous where there was no history of filing successive frivolous motions for appropriate relief

denial of Rule 60(b) motion; attorney's fees; void judgment

Judgment on pleadings; declaratory judgment act; insurance policy; policy exclusions; intentional act; duty to defend/indemnify.

North Carolina Utilities Commission; Commission's decision prima facie just and reasonable; Deference afforded to Commission's interpretation of statute