Personal jurisdiction; minimum contacts; in personam jurisdiction, NCGS 1-75.4; in rem jurisdiction, NCGS 1-75.8; property located within NC; abuse of discretion.

unfair and deceptive practices; reliance on false signature could not be shown where party was unaware of the signature; trial court erred in concluding that claims for unfair and deceptive practices failed where party was sold duplicate warranties; remand required to determine the reasonableness of any reliance on duplicate warranties; trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to allow amendment of counterclaim during trial; trial court erred by failing to grant motion for directed verdict on defective workmanship claim because no expert testimony supported claim that workmanship was defective, as required; attorney's fees issue was not preserved for appellate review where no ruling was obtained on the request prior to appeal being noticed; trial court did not abuse its discretion in directing the order of closing arguments, if issue was preserved for appellate review

Dismissed, plea, plea agreement, factual basis, writ of certiorari.

Equal protection; selective prosecution; racial discrimination; similarly situated; felony murder; accessory after the fact; motion for appropriate relief; post-conviction discovery; findings of fact; conclusions of law; evidentiary hearing; competent evidence; and petition for writ of certiorari.

Alford plea, sufficiency of indictment, obstruction of justice, essential element, repudiation of plea

trial court did not err in denying the defendant's motion to dismiss because substantial evidence existed of his deceptive intent

Pro Se Filing; Motion for Appropriate Relief