equitable distribution, distributive awards, marital property

felony child abuse inflicting serious bodily harm; jury instructions; lesser-included offense; N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-318.4

defendant's arguments about the admissibility of testimony excluded under rape shield statute were not preserved for appellate review but trial court erred in ordering defendant to register as a sex offender because the offense requiring registration was committed prior to the inclusion of that offense in the definition of aggravated offense requiring registration

Breaking into a coin-operated machine; Felony larceny; Habitual felon; Motion to dismiss; Circumstantial evidence may withstand a motion to dismiss and support a conviction even when the evidence does not rule out every hypothesis of innocence; Eighth amendment; Cruel and unusual punishment.

no notice and opportunity to be heard on attorney's fees; vacate and remand civil judgment

petition for writ of certiorari; Alford plea; Anders review

omission of advanced supervised release from amended judgment was clerical error requiring correction on remand

Gatekeeping Order; Post-Conviction Motions; Certiorari

Reasonable suspicion; Semi-tractor-trailer driver's log; Vehicle search; Probable cause; Traffic stop; Nature of questions during stop; Delay during stop; Extension of stop; Scope of search; Motion to suppress; Consent; Anonymous tip; Totality of circumstances.

possession of stolen goods; continuing offense; N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 14-71.1