N.C. Court of Appeals (Sept. 3, 2024) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on September 3, 2024. These...
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New Enhancements for Breaking or Entering Motor Vehicles and Other Conveyances – North Carolina Criminal Law
Effective December 1, 2023, Session Law 2023-151 amended G.S. 14-56 (Breaking or entering into or breaking out of railroad cars,...
Advice for Defenders Handling H & I Felonies in District Court – North Carolina Criminal Law
Shea wrote about changes to the law around the practice of entering low-level felony pleas in district court last fall,...
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
In national news, prosecutors filed a superseding indictment in the federal criminal case against Donald Trump after the Supreme Court...
N.C. Supreme Court (August 23, 2024) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the Supreme Court of North Carolina released on August 23, 2024. These...
Changes Coming to Delinquency Law – North Carolina Criminal Law
Session Law 2024-17 contains several changes to delinquency law and new penalties for soliciting a minor to commit an offense....
Did State v. Singleton Bring a Sea Change in the Law of Indictments? – North Carolina Criminal Law
The North Carolina Supreme Court’s opinion in State v. Singleton, No. 318PA22, __ N.C. __ (2024), brings about a transformation...
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
Verizon Wireless is facing a lawsuit after a man claiming to be a detective with the Cary Police Department was...
N.C. Court of Appeals (Aug. 20, 2024) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on August 20, 2024. These...
Court of Appeals Holds Sight and Odor of Cannabis = Probable Cause – North Carolina Criminal Law
The Court of Appeals recently settled an issue that has been unresolved in the state for several years: In light...
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (July 2024) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes published criminal law and related cases released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during July 2024....
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
Local news became national news this week when a man serving life imprisonment for the murder of a one-year-old child...
Smith v. Arizona and Retroactivity – North Carolina Criminal Law
My colleagues have covered the retroactivity rules many times before on the blog but the analysis for determining the retroactivity...
Improper Argument in State v. Anderson – North Carolina Criminal Law
Evidence of prior bad acts is admissible unless the only reason for introducing the evidence is to show the defendant’s...
Local Government Authority and the Constitutionality of Laws Against Camping or Sleeping in Public – North Carolina Criminal Law
According to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, well over half a million people are unhoused on any given...
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
Last week, the Department of Defense announced that 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammad and two co-defendants had reached plea deals....
N.C. Court of Appeals (Aug. 6, 2024) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on August 6, 2024. These...
New Dashboard Metric Shows How North Carolina Criminal Charges Get Disposed – North Carolina Criminal Law
We recently added 2022 and 2023 Automated Criminal Infractions System (ACIS) court records data to our Measuring Justice Dashboard. We...
Legislative Amendments to Larceny Laws – North Carolina Criminal Law
Sticky-fingered Sam goes to the local shoe store to purchase a new pair of shoes. The last pair of shoes...
An Inconvenient Cop – North Carolina Criminal Law
An Inconvenient Cop is a book authored by long-time NYPD officer and whistleblower Edwin Raymond along with professional writer Jon...
