N.C.R. App. P. 4(a); N.C.R. App. P. 21(a)(1); trial court lacked jurisdiction to extend probation under N.C.G.S. 15A-1344(d); no finding of good cause to modify defendant’s probation after the probationary period expired; N.C.G.S. 15A-1344(f)

petition for writ of certiorari, motion to dismiss, acting in concert, larceny, felony habitual larceny

Alford plea; Motion to suppress; Writ of certiorari; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-979; Statutory right to appeal.

attorneys' latitude in closing arguments; no objection by defense counsel; trial court's duty to intervene ex mero motu

Plain error; 206.14 pattern jury instructions; Verdict sheet; Charge conference; First-degree murder; Second-degree murder; Lesser included offense; Acquittal.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-95(h)(4) (2017); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-87(18) (2017); Fentanyl; Opiate; Opium; Matter of law.

Constitutional question; due process; appropriate procedure; jail-credit

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1242; waiver of counsel; voluntary and knowing; constitutional rights.

Sale of illegal drugs;
Rejection of plea bargain;
Failure to Object or Preserve;
Waiver;
Presumptive Range Sentences;
Abuse of Discretion;

possession of cocaine; N.C. Gen. Stat. 90-95(a)(1) (2021); guilty plea; Anders brief; criminal appeal.