No Kids in Court?
WRAL reports that a district court judge told a Johnston County woman not to bring her 3-month-old baby to court. Can a judge do that?
April 17, 2019
Bail Reform in North Carolina: Pretrial Preventative Detention
In this post, part of a series on Bail Reform in North Carolina, I discuss preventative detention of defendants who are too dangerous or who present too great a flight […]
April 10, 2019
Charging the Felony After a Misdemeanor Appeal
This question has come up more than once around here lately, so I thought it would be worth summarizing in a blog post. The defendant is in district court charged […]
April 8, 2019
A Simple Idea for Reducing FTAs on Summonses: Redesign the Form
In a series of posts I’ve been discussing bail reform in North Carolina and various options to reduce pretrial detentions that do more harm than good. Some of the solutions […]
April 3, 2019
What Happens When Prosecutors Stop Asking for Cash Bail?
Philadelphia’s recently elected district attorney implemented a No-Cash-Bail reform policy, providing that the district attorney’s office would stop asking for cash bail for defendants charged with 25 misdemeanor and felony […]
March 14, 2019
Bail Reform in North Carolina—Pilot Project: Citation in Lieu of Arrest
In a series of posts I’ve been discussing bail reform, including highlighting pilot programs underway in North Carolina. In 2018, I worked with stakeholders in North Carolina’s Judicial District 30B […]
March 13, 2019
Bail Reform in North Carolina—Pilot Project: First Appearances for All Defendants
In a series of posts I’ve been discussing bail reform, including highlighting pilot programs underway in North Carolina. In 2018, I worked with stakeholders in North Carolina’s Judicial District 30B […]
March 11, 2019
May a Magistrate Conduct an Initial Appearance at a Hospital?
Sometimes a defendant is injured prior to or during arrest. When the injury is serious, the defendant may need to go directly to the hospital. May a judicial official, such […]
February 28, 2019
Bail Reform in North Carolina—Pilot Project: Early Involvement of Counsel
In prior blog posts I outlined some of the reasons why stakeholders are interested in bail reform and some of the options that are being considered. In this one, I […]
February 25, 2019
What Last Week’s Supreme Court Opinion May Tell Us about the Current Court
Last week, the Supreme Court issued a per curiam opinion summarily reversing the Texas Court of Criminal appeals and finding that a death row inmate has an intellectual disability. The […]
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