possession of a firearm by a felon; resisting a public officer; jury instruction; defense of necessity; justification defense; ineffective assistance of counsel

closing argument, grossly improper, trafficking in cocaine

driving while impaired; motion to suppress; probable cause

Sufficiency of evidence to prove identity; proper jury instruction on acting in concert; ex mero motu intervention; ineffective assistance of counsel

possession of a firearm by a felon; cross-examination about prior convictions; N.C. R. Evid. 609(a); plain error review

habitual felon status; guilty plea; no statutory right to appeal

possession of a firearm by a felon, habitual felon status, admissibility of testimony, lay opinion testimony, law enforcement officer testimony, prejudice, ineffective assistance of counsel, IAC, cumulative error, plain error.

motion to suppress evidence; traffic stop; reasonable suspicion; vehicle search; extension of traffic stop; request to search; consent to search

attempted second-degree rape; first-degree burglary; plain error review; deceased victim’s statements as substantive evidence; hearsay; past recorded recollections; biometric evidence; invited error; overwhelming evidence of guilt

continuance; no structural error; jury instruction; failure to instruct the jury; no plain error; knowledge of controlled substance; trafficking by possession