Recent blog posts

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 – […]

This week in Minnesota, federal agents searched the home of Representative Ilhan Omar. It appears that the basis for the search warrant related to immigration issues, as the search was […]

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this term in Kian v. Florida on whether the Sixth Amendment guarantees a criminal defendant the right to a twelve-member jury. In […]

This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on October 7, 2026. Appeal as to purported errors in the jury instructions on self-defense […]

National headlines this week have focused on the failed execution of Christa Pike. She was sentenced to death in Tennessee for fatally stabbing her classmate Colleen Slemmer in 1995. Last […]

The latest version of the Structured Sentencing Statistical Report from the North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission is now available here. As always, it is a goldmine of sentencing […]