News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
According to this story, the CEO of United Health Care, Brian Thompson, was walking through Manhattan on his way to...
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When Returning a Driver’s License and Registration Doesn’t Terminate a Stop – North Carolina Criminal Law
Consider a fact pattern that takes place every day, all across the country: a police officer stops a motorist for...
N.C. Court of Appeals (Dec. 3, 2024) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on December 3, 2024. These...
Smith v. Arizona Comes to NC – North Carolina Criminal Law
As regular readers know, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Smith v. Arizona, 602 U.S. 779 (2024), this past June. The...
New Law Authorizing Public Release of Juvenile Information in Limited Circumstances – North Carolina Criminal Law
One of the central differences between delinquency matters and criminal matters is that juvenile records are not subject to public...
N.C. Court of Appeals (Nov. 21, 2023) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on November 21, 2023. These...
There’s a New King in Town
The U.S. Supreme Court held in Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296 (2004) that any contested fact that increases the...
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
A Wisconsin official who posted a photo of his marked ballot on Facebook during the April 2022 election had felony charges against...
President Joe Biden Pardons Hunter Biden – North Carolina Criminal Law
The Associated Press reports here that “President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison...
2024 Criminal Legislative Summaries – North Carolina Criminal Law
Looking for some interesting topics to discuss over Thanksgiving dinner? The criminal summaries for this legislative session are now available...
Considerations When Processing Arrests of 16- and 17-year-olds Under Criminal Jurisdiction – North Carolina Criminal Law
When Session Law (S.L.) 2024-17 takes effect next Sunday, December 1, cases in which a Class A – E felony...
Part VI, Motions to Suppress and the “Two Officer Rule” – North Carolina Criminal Law
For the final installment of this series on confidential informants, motions to reveal identity, and discovery, we will look at...
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
After serving 30 years in prison for killing her two sons, Susan Smith appeared Wednesday before a parole board in...
N.C. Court of Appeals (Nov. 19, 2024) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on November 19, 2024. These...
More on Officer Misconduct and Giglio – North Carolina Criminal Law
Years ago, I wrote this post about when evidence of an officer’s prior misconduct must be disclosed by the prosecution...
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
A 23-year-old NC State University student was charged with felony assault last Friday after a week-long flurry of rush-hour shootings...
The Devil at His Elbow – North Carolina Criminal Law
I work in the field of criminal law and have penchant for Southern Gothic (and also I am human) so...
Relocating the Search and Seizure in State v. Jackson – North Carolina Criminal Law
In State v. Jackson, No. COA23-637 (Oct. 1, 2024), the Court of Appeals considered whether an officer had reasonable suspicion...
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
After a plea deal between 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the U.S. government was declared void by order of...
N.C. Court of Appeals (Nov. 5, 2024) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on November 5, 2024. These...
