Whether petitioner, which was not the original lender named in a promissory note executed by the borrower, was the holder of the note at the time of default and thus had authority to foreclose on respondent's property under the accompanying deed of trust.

Whether defendant's Transcript of Plea and Transcript of Plea Hearing were ambiguous regarding the number of crimes for which he stipulated to existence of an aggravating factor

Enforceability of a privilege tax imposed by the City on companies purportedly engaged in cyber-gambling; whether summary judgment was properly entered for the City on the companies' claim that the privilege tax violates the N.C. Constitution's prohibition on unjust and inequitable taxes.

Whether campus police arrest records are subject to the N.C. Public Records Act

Whether sentence reduction credits apply when determining the unconditional release dates of inmates who received eighty-year life sentences for commission of second-degree murder and second-degree burglary

Motion to suppress evidence related to defendant's arrest for driving while impaired; whether the traffic stop violated defendant's constitutional rights

First-degree murder (noncapital); whether defendant's motion to dismiss should have been allowed because the State's evidence was insufficient to establish that defendant was the perpetrator of the crime

Whether an attorney removed from representing a client by the Clerk of Court for a conflict of interest can recover the value of her services in an action based on quantum meruit

Whether defendant imposed a discriminatory dual rate structure in violation of N.C.G.S. ? 160A-314 when providing solid waste disposal, a public enterprise

Worker's Compensation; dispute over which workers' compensation insurance carrier is liable for payment to an employee of a subcontractor; application and interpretation of N.C.G.S. ?? 58-36-105 (required notice for cancellation of workers' compensation insurance), 58-36-110 (requirements for notifying policy holder of nonrenewal of insurance), and 97-19 (effect of general contractor?s not obtaining certificate of insurance from a subcontractor) when the subcontractor had workers' compensation insurance at the time of plaintiff's work-related accident