Creative Sentencing in the Age of COVID-19
As the struggle to contain the COVID-19 crisis grinds on, including concerns about the possible spread of the virus in jails and prisons, there has been a renewed interest in […]
April 14, 2020
Filing Deadlines Further Extended to Combat COVID-19; Colloquy and Form Available for Remote Proceedings
Chief Justice Cheri Beasley entered an order yesterday extending until June 1, 2020 the time and periods of limitations for documents and papers due to be filed and acts due […]
April 13, 2020
Capacity, Commitment, and COVID-19
The capacity-commitment process in criminal cases is complicated. It involves many moving parts in two different systems: criminal justice and mental health. How is the process bearing up in the […]
April 2, 2020
Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals – March 2020
This post summarizes published criminal and related decisions from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in March, 2020. Decisions of interest to state practitioners will be posted on a monthly […]
March 30, 2020
Schalow II and Dismissal for Failure to Join Offenses
On Jan. 7, 2020, the Court of Appeals decided State v. Schalow (“Schalow II”), ___ N.C. App. ___, 837 S.E.2d 593, temp. stay allowed, ___ N.C. ___, 837 S.E.2d 123 […]
March 20, 2020
Bars Shuttered, Restaurants Emptied, and Deadlines Extended to Combat Spread of COVID-19
Executive Order 118. Governor Cooper issued Executive Order 118 on Tuesday, directing bars to close and restricting restaurants to selling food only for carry-out, drive through, delivery, and onsite consumption […]
March 17, 2020
Federal Lawsuit Challenges Alamance County NC’s Bail System
In late 2019, bail litigation came to North Carolina. I have written before about successful federal bail litigation in other jurisdictions, including a decision holding that the bail system in […]
March 12, 2020
New Video Tech, Same Old Rules
My colleagues and predecessors here at the School of Government have written about video evidence many times over the years, summarizing the basic rules and significant cases in posts available […]
March 4, 2020
Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals – February, 2020
This post summarizes published criminal decisions from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in February, 2020. Decisions of interest to state practitioners will be posted on a monthly basis. Previous […]
March 3, 2020
Does a “Prayer for Judgment Continued” Differ Very Much from a “Prayer for Judgment Granted”?
Once upon a time in the North Carolina courts, a prayer for judgment continued (PJC) could have a positive impact on a person’s future. Essentially, the prosecution would pray—that is, […]
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