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The North Carolina Supreme Court held in State v. Farook, No. 457PA20-2, ___ N.C. ___ (August 14, 2026) (summarized here), that the proper analysis for most claims of ineffective assistance […]
This blog is a collaboration between School of Government faculty members focusing on municipal authority (Rebecca Fisher-Gabbard) and motor vehicle law (Belal Elrahal). Recently (purely for research purposes), Belal visited […]
In Part I of this two-part series, I discussed the significance of the Boxes 1-6 in the “findings” section of the AOC-CR-200 form (Conditions Of Release And Release Order). This […]
When a person is arrested for a criminal offense, the judicial official authorizing pretrial release must issue an appropriate order containing a statement of the conditions imposed. G.S. 15A-534(d). This […]
Overcrowding at North Carolina jails continues to be a problem, with Wake County jails holding more than 1,800 people in August despite a capacity of 1,574. As noted in prior […]
Part I of this two-part blog addressed what happens at arraignment, compared the way arraignment works in North Carolina to the way it works in other states, and set forth […]
This post summarizes published criminal opinions from the Supreme Court of North Carolina released on August 14, 2026. The court released twelve such opinions on that day, some quite lengthy. […]
Probable cause (PC) hearings play a unique role in delinquency cases. They are required only in the subset of cases that are potentially eligible for transfer to superior court, and […]
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on August 19, 2026. Trial court erred by dismissing the charges against the defendant pursuant […]
Welcome back to the Friday News Roundup. It’s been an interesting week for criminal law news. Without further ado, here are a few of the top stories: Raleigh considers curfew […]