North Carolina Criminal Law Blog

Today, we want to highlight one of the people who truly brings the School of Government’s mission to life. After more than 30 years of service to the UNC School […]

This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on March 18, 2026. (1) Insufficient evidence of serious bodily injury where the assault victim […]

A five-year investigation by the New York Times has uncovered extensive evidence that famous civil-rights leader Cesar Chavez engaged in a pattern of sexually abusing young girls and women. Several […]

Judicial branch officials may be removed from office through a variety of proceedings. Judges of the trial courts and appellate court judges and justices may be removed from office by […]

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

I am excited to announce that I have published a bulletin on Iryna’s Law and Pretrial Release. The bill under which it was enacted, Session Law 2025-93 (HB 307), made […]

The AP reports that yesterday, “[a] former Army National Guard member who had spent eight years in prison for attempting to aid the Islamic State opened fire on a classroom […]

It’s been a while since I last posted an updated flow chart for sex offender registration and satellite-based monitoring (SBM). In the past I tried to cram the entire thing […]

In an earlier post, I discussed one category of unprotected speech that may be criminally punished consistent with the First Amendment, speech integral to criminal conduct. My former colleague Jonathan […]

The defendant in State v. Phillips, No. COA25-275 (N.C. Ct. App. Jan. 7, 2026), argued the trial court erred by denying his pretrial motion to dismiss based on a defective […]