Statutory Changes Related to Juvenile Interrogation and Secure Custody Orders – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post covers recent statutory changes related to the custodial interrogation of youth who are 16 and 17 years of...
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N.C. Supreme Court (Oct. 20, 2023) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the Supreme Court of North Carolina released on October 20, 2023. These...
State v. McKoy and Opening the Door – North Carolina Criminal Law
Suppose the defendant is on trial for murder. He argues he shot the victim in self-defense. The State elicits testimony...
General Assembly Appoints Seven New Special Superior Court Judges – North Carolina Criminal Law
A few weeks ago I wrote about provisions of the 2023 Appropriations Act that affect the judiciary. Among those changes...
Can I Take a Look at Your Phone? – North Carolina Criminal Law
Inquisitive police officers regularly ask suspects questions like “Can I take a look at your phone?” or “Can I see...
Probation Violations and the Pretrial Integrity Act – North Carolina Criminal Law
The Pretrial Integrity Act has been in effect for one month now and has generated several questions about the implications...
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
The top story this week is the arrest on Monday of Luigi Mangione, 26, accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO...
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
A group in Massachusetts is working to clear the names of people accused of witchcraft, according to this report from...
S 382 Enacts Provisions that Impact the Courts – North Carolina Criminal Law
Yesterday, the General Assembly overrode Governor Cooper’s veto to enact S.L. 2024-57 (S 382). The legislation, which was focused in...
A Closer Look at the New Misdemeanor DV Crime and the 48-Hour Rule – North Carolina Criminal Law
I previously blogged about the new misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, which will take effect on December 1, 2023. For...
N.C. Court of Appeals (Nov. 7, 2023) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on November 7, 2023. These...
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
Police in Boone may have narrowly averted a mass shooting this week. According to WRAL, Peter Gabaree was asked to...
Self-defense in State v. Myers – North Carolina Criminal Law
The defendant presented competent evidence tending to show that he was acting in self-defense when he shot Raquan Neal, the...
New Bulletin on Pretrial Release in Criminal Domestic Violence Cases – North Carolina Criminal Law
I recently finished a new Administration of Justice Bulletin on Pretrial Release in Criminal Domestic Violence Cases. It is available here as...
Untangling Admissibility in State v. Gibbs. – North Carolina Criminal Law
Is fentanyl an opiate? That’s the question the prosecutor asked a witness in State v Gibbs. The trial court overruled...
The Abandonment of Digital Devices – North Carolina Criminal Law
Our cell phones and laptops normally are subject to a reasonable expectation of privacy, meaning that police cannot search them...
State v. Julius, the Automobile Exception, and the Exclusionary Rule – North Carolina Criminal Law
Joanna Julius was riding as a passenger in her parents’ car in McDowell County when the person driving the car...
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
The Supreme Court announced on Monday its adoption of a Code of Conduct setting out the ethics rules and principles...
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Oct. 2023) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes published criminal law and related cases released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during October 2023....
New Trafficking Fines Coming for Heroin, Fentanyl, and Carfentanil – North Carolina Criminal Law
My colleague Jeff Welty recently wrote about S.L. 2023-123 and changes to our death by drug distribution laws. He mentioned...
