Whether City's zoning of a newly annexed tract of land (1) was illegal spot zoning and (2) complied with N.C.G.S. § 160A-383

Whether trial court erred in granting defendant's pretrial motions to suppress and to dismiss the charge of resisting a public officer; and resulting in the dismissal of all charges against defendant

Application of N.C.G.S. § 15A-1242 to a waiver of counsel inquiry in a termination of parental rights hearing

Claims for conversion and constructive trust against an asset-based lender whose debtor allegedly converted the plaintiff's funds

Whether the trial court committed plain error by erroneously instructing the jury on conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon when it gave proper instructions on attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon.

On retrial; admissibility of evidence presented at defendant's MAR hearing following his first trial on the same charges; whether defendant should have been allowed to cross-examine the victim about her identification of him and a codefendant as perpetrators of the alleged crimes; whether the trial court should have barred introduction of evidence about the weapon purportedly used by defendant; whether the Court of Appeals erred in ordering dismissal of all charges

Products liability action; N.C.G.S. § 99B-3.

Workers' Compensation; N.C.G.S. § 97-57; whether competent evidence supported Indus. Comm'n's findings on which insurance carrier had the risk for plaintiff?s asbestosis

Admission of police officer's testimony that defendant exercised his Miranda right to remain silent; plain error review

Motion to suppress evidence of DWI; whether one of the trial court's findings of fact was supported by substantial, competent evidence; whether police had reasonable suspicion to stop defendant's vehicle