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

Sufficiency of evidence of intent to sell or distribute controlled substance; rule 404(b) character evidence used for purpose of establishing case circumstances, not for propensity; invited error

lay witness testimony; identification; surveillance footage; plain error review

judicial review of defendant’s sentence pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 15A-1380.5; discretionary recommendation; statutory mandate; reviewed on appeal for an abuse of discretion.

motion to suppress evidence; traffic stop; Terry frisk; drugs; firearms; search incident to a lawful arrest; totality of the circumstances

Motion to dismiss, contract to sell and purchase, time is of the essence, reasonable time to close the sale and purchase, property. 

pension; state; felony; employment; summary judgment; sexual; exploitation; minor.

findings of fact, non-jury trial, Rule 52