Obtaining Property by False Pretense; Sufficiency of Evidence; Fatal Variance of Jury Instructions

trial court did not err in denying motion to dismiss where driver's license and social security card were competent evidence of defendant's identity; no notice an opportunity to be heard on the issue of attorney's fees is required when payment is required as a condition of probation under State v. Friend

issues are whether trial court erred by failing to dismiss one of two conspiracy charges involving the same criminal plot and whether the court abused its discretion by failing to provide the jury with a copy of the transcript of a trial witness

Impermissible opinion,
Facial validity of indictment,
Essential elements of crime charged

lifetime satellite-based monitoring; petition for writ of certiorari; Rule 2

Excited Utterance; Lay Opinion

Promissory note and statute of limitations accrual

State Medical Facilities Plan; Certificate of Need Act; Administrative Law Judge; whole record test; agency deference; NCGS sections 131E-175, -176(16)(f1)(8), - 177(4); -183(a)(1), & -188(b); NCGS sections 150B-2(8a)(k), -51.

appeal of order denying summary judgment on election of remedies defense dismissed as interlocutory; interlocutory order denying summary judgment on collateral estoppel defense affected a substantial right and was immediately appealable; collateral estoppel did not bar plaintiffs? claims where defendants failed to show that the issue was actually and necessarily decided in the preceding action.

competent evidence; neglect; dependency; adjudication; findings of fact