Procedural due process claim insufficiently pleaded; issue of interlocutory appeal improvidently allowed

First-degree murder (capital/death)

Whether an establishment that serves alcohol has any duty to prevent or discourage an intoxicated patron from driving a vehicle away from the premises

Wrongful death, negligent loading of cargo onto trailer; whether shipper of goods or independent truck driver was liable for the resulting accident; summary judgment dismissing all claims against shipper

Whether trial court erred in charging jury on possession of a knife when indictment alleged possession of metallic knuckles

Whether self-help actions by campground owner to force RV owners/residents to vacate their long term parking spaces constituted unfair or deceptive trade practices

Jury instructions; elements of voluntary manslaughter; application of N.C.G.S. § 15A-1237

Minor child; whether a single prior instance of abuse to a sibling provided clear and convincing evidence to support an adjudication of neglect

School board's authority to assign students to year-round schools without parental consent; N.C.G.S. §§ 115C-1 & 115C-84.2

Workers' Compensation; application of N.C.G.S. § 97-57 when an employee seeks additional benefits for the same occupational disease after entering into a final settlement agreement with the same employer and it previous workers' compensation insurer