News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
Raleigh police are offering rewards for information leading to suspects in two unsolved hit and run cases from late last...
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N.C. Court of Appeals (Feb. 20, 2024) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on February 20, 2024. These...
New Project Supporting & Evaluating Implementation of Holistic Public Defense in North Carolina – North Carolina Criminal Law
In a new project launched in January 2024, the UNC School of Government Criminal Justice Innovation Lab (the Lab) is...
Does a Magistrate Have the Discretion to Refuse to Issue Criminal Process When Probable Cause Exists? – North Carolina Criminal Law
If I had to answer the question in the title of this post in the briefest possible way, I would...
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
A man convicted for a 2015 killing in New York has been released and his indictment has been dismissed solely...
The Other Dr. Gilmer – North Carolina Criminal Law
It may have something to do with my day-job, but in my free time I generally prefer to read fiction....
A Prosecutor’s Guide to the New G.S. 15A-1340.16F – North Carolina Criminal Law
A new statute, effective next month (March 1, 2024), will give prosecutors greater power to combine the value of stolen...
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Jan. 2024) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes a published criminal law case released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during January 2024. Cases...
Criminal Law Faculty Position Now Available – North Carolina Criminal Law
Have you ever thought that it would be interesting to be a member of the School’s faculty? To write, teach,...
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
Jennifer Crumbley was convicted on Tuesday of four counts of involuntary manslaughter, one count for each student her 15-year-old son...
N.C. Court of Appeals (Feb. 6, 2024) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on February 6, 2024. These...
North Carolina Governor’s 2024 Executive Order on Reentry – North Carolina Criminal Law
On January 29, 2024, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed an Executive Order joining the national Reentry 2030 initiative. What’s...
New Resource on the Pretrial Integrity Act – North Carolina Criminal Law
I am happy to announce that a new Administration of Justice Bulletin, The Pretrial Integrity Act, is now available. It answers...
Documentation Needed by a Wrongful Dismissal Lawyer
Wrongful Dismissal Lawyer In order for a wrongful dismissal lawyer to build a strong case on your behalf, they will...
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
This week Governor Cooper signed an executive order to improve reentry services throughout the state. The order aims to enhance...
May An Officer Ask a Business to Execute a Search Warrant on Itself? – North Carolina Criminal Law
Once upon a time, search warrants were simple. An officer would obtain a warrant to search a suspect’s home or...
New Resource on Employment Outcomes for People Leaving Prison – North Carolina Criminal Law
The North Carolina Department of Commerce has created a new online tool called The NC Reentry Outcome Reporting System. The...
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
Yesterday, Alabama became the first state in the nation to execute a prisoner using nitrogen hypoxia. The AP reports here...
Chewing Gum, Breath Tests, and Prejudice – North Carolina Criminal Law
In impaired driving cases, the results of a breath test of the defendant are admissible at trial when the testing...
When Can the State Use Testimony from the Probable Cause Hearing at Trial? – North Carolina Criminal Law
My colleague, Phil Dixon, blogged about the Court of Appeals’ decision in State v. Joyner, 284 N.C. App. 681 (2022),...
