Recent blog posts

It is election season, so anything related to voting is big news. WRAL reports here that “[f]ederal prosecutors are accusing 18 people of being immigrants who illegally voted in North […]

In 2024, the United States Sentencing Commission amended the Federal Sentencing Guidelines to restrict the use of acquitted conduct. Under new U.S.S.G. § 1B1.3(c), relevant conduct “does not include conduct […]

This post summarizes the published criminal opinions released by the Supreme Court of North Carolina on October 23, 2026. A defendant who fled before sentencing violated an implied condition of […]

Can court records of juvenile delinquency adjudications be used to determine conditions of pretrial release in criminal cases? This question has come up more frequently since the requirement to consider […]

This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on October 21, 2026. The trial court did not plainly err in admitting two statements […]

A new analysis of federal arrest data found that arrests for low-level offenses increased in 2025 even as violent crime rates continued to fall nationwide. According to the report, arrests […]

This is Part II of a two-part blog discussing changes in the law surrounding criminal gang activity and gang enhancements brought about by House Bill 1173, S.L. 2026-37, Jaleeyah’s Law. […]

I am happy to announce the publication of a new Administration of Justice Bulletin on Bail Bond Forfeitures. This bulletin details the law on bail bond forfeitures as provided by […]

This post summarizes criminal law and related cases released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during September of 2026. Cases of potential interest to state practitioners are summarized monthly. […]

About a month ago, I posted about Flock cameras. I noted that litigants in both civil and criminal cases had begun to argue that the use of such cameras – […]