2025 Expunction Guide Available for Free! – North Carolina Criminal Law
With a teaser like that, who could resist reading more? The 2025 edition of my online guide to expunctions is...
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Updated Chapters in Superior Court Judges’ Benchbook – North Carolina Criminal Law
I’m writing this week to let readers know that several chapters in the criminal law section of the Superior Court...
Unilateral Conspiracy and Money Laundering – North Carolina Criminal Law
North Carolina is a bilateral conspiracy jurisdiction. Defining conspiracy as a combination of two or more persons to do an...
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
Hunter Biden has been the focus of journalistic, criminal, and political investigations for years as a result of questionable overseas...
Criminal Series of the Clerks’ Manual Now Available – North Carolina Criminal Law
I am pleased to announce that the updated chapters in the Criminal Series of the Clerks’ Manual are now available....
Officer Discretion and Failure to Discharge Duties under G.S. 14-230 – North Carolina Criminal Law
Law enforcement officers can’t cite every jaywalker, stop every speeder, and arrest every underage drinker, nor would most people want...
N.C. Court of Appeals (August 1, 2023) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on August 1, 2023. These...
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump was indicted for a third time. Trump previously was indicted in New York state...
Reimaging Police Crisis Response – North Carolina Criminal Law
On August 22, 2023, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm EST, the UNC School of Government Criminal Justice Innovation Lab...
trespassing in space and time – North Carolina Criminal Law
I recently participated in a webinar with my colleagues Chris McLaughlin and Kirk Boone about the right of tax appraisers...
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
In the waning weeks of his four-year term, President Biden announced commutations of 37 of 40 federal death sentences. With...
Recent Legislation Outlaws Street Takeovers – North Carolina Criminal Law
Last month the General Assembly enacted new G.S. 20-141.10 criminalizing so-called street takeovers. S.L. 2023-97. A street takeover occurs when...
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (July 2023) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes published criminal law and related decisions from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals released in July 2023....
Speech Integral to Criminal Conduct – North Carolina Criminal Law
The First Amendment permits criminal punishment for speech only when it falls within an established exception. True threats, incitement to...
Calendaring Offenses Involving Seized Motor Vehicles – North Carolina Criminal Law
Law enforcement has authority to seize a person’s motor vehicle in several circumstances. Motor vehicles may be seized as evidence...
N.C. Court of Appeals (August 15, 2023) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on August 15, 2023. These...
N.C. Court of Appeals (Dec. 31, 2024) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on December 31, 2024. These...
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
Former President Donald Trump was indicted on Monday for the fourth time. A Fulton County grand jury returned a 41-count...
2025 Video Sweepstakes Update – North Carolina Criminal Law
On New Year’s Eve, the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued an opinion in No Limit Games, LLC v. Sheriff...
Juvenile Code Does Not Authorize Transfer Based on Consent – North Carolina Criminal Law
One of the more common questions I receive about the transfer of a case from juvenile jurisdiction to the jurisdiction...
