Whether de novo appeals of small claim actions to district court must comply with N.C. R. Civ. P. 8(c)

Defendant's Blakely-complaint admission that he was on pretrial release at the time of the offenses allowed trial court to impose aggravated sentences; sufficient evidence existed to support defendant's conviction for discharging a weapon into occupied property; no entitlement to new sentencing hearing.

N. C. G. G Section 7B-1104(5); whether failure to attach copy of custody order to petition to terminate parental rights deprived trial court of subject matter jurisdiction.

Statutory inpterpretation; scope of review of final agency decision under N. C. G. S. Section 150B-51(c).

Ajudication and dispositional order finding abuse under N. C. G. S. Section 7B-101(1); whether trial court erred by stating which parties abused the child instead of simply stating that the child met the statutory definitions of an abused juvenile.

First-degree murder (non-capital); whether a defendant who establishes that he was unable to tell right from wrong when he committed the crime is entitled to a jury instsruction on the lesser-included offense of second degree murder.

Constitutionality of county noise ordinance

Whether the State presented sufficient evidence to support defendant's convictions for perjury and making false statements in his affidavit of indigency.

First-degree murder; non-capital; evidence of prior similar act under Rule 404(b); whether or admission of evidence seized under invalid search warrant was harmless error; prosecutor's improper remarks in closing re. credibility of State's witnesses.

First-degree burglary; variance between underlying felony specified in indictment and felony described in jury instructions; prejudicial effect.