Rule 56 of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure; summary judgment; appellate rules violations; wrongful death action; negligence; duty of care for innkeeper; special relationship establishing duty; no substantial evidence showing the essential element of breach of duty; no genuine issue of material fact.

Shooting by law enforcement officer; public official immunity; interlocutory appeal; pendent appellate jurisdiction

Rule 9(j), Rule 12(b)(6), res ipsa loquitur, medical malpractice, breach of contract, N.C.G.S. s. 90-21.11.

Summary judgment; shareholder dispute; buy-out provisions in shareholder agreement; valuation of shares in medical practice; breach of fiduciary duty claim

Affirm; N.C. R. Civ. P. 5(b)(2); Rule 55; default judgment; issue preservation; summary judgment; 42 U.S.C. 1981; 42 U.S.C. 1983; state action, discrimination

second-degree murder; Rule 404(b); jury instructions

Permissible scope of Terry frisk; motion to suppress; armed and dangerous; reasonable suspicion; ?plain feel? doctrine; ?immediately apparent? object; probable cause.

Alford plea; restitution; restitution worksheet; contractual nature of plea agreement; prosecutor's statements; N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec.15A-1340.36.

resentencing; Anders review