Absconding from Probation
What does it mean to “abscond” from probation supervision? “Absconder” is not defined statutorily; rather, it is defined in Division of Community Corrections (DCC) policy as “an offender who is […]
August 11, 2009
News Roundup
There has been an endless parade of relevant news over the past week or so. First, Justice Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed by the Senate and sworn in. This New York […]
August 7, 2009
Summary of Probation Reform Bill
The General Assembly has passed several interesting pieces of legislation recently, but none are more consequential than S 920, the probation reform bill signed by Governor Perdue last week. I […]
August 5, 2009
Double Punishment but No Double Jeopardy
Donna Defendant’s license was revoked on May 1, 2007 upon her conviction of driving after consuming in violation of G.S. 20-13.2. On January 15, 2008, Donna Defendant was charged with […]
July 31, 2009
News Roundup
Several recent news stories that may be of interest: 1. Governor Perdue just signed S 920, which makes substantial changes to the probation laws. For example, it requires all probationers […]
July 29, 2009
Satellite-Based Monitoring and State v. Kilby
by School of Government faculty member Jamie Markham There are two categories of sex offenders subject to satellite-based monitoring: those subject to lifetime monitoring, and those subject to monitoring for […]
July 24, 2009
What’s Blakely got to do with it? Sentencing in Impaired Driving Cases after Melendez-Diaz
Jeff Welty blogged here and Jessica Smith published a paper here about the implications of the Supreme Court’s holding in Melendez-Diaz that forensic laboratory reports are testimonial, rendering the affiants […]
July 23, 2009
Sex Offender Q and A
by School of Government faculty member Jamie Markham Last month I taught a session for the superior court judges on sex offender registration and monitoring. The handout I used included […]
July 16, 2009
Sex Offender Case Law Update (Part II)
Further Update: Well, that didn’t take long – the court of appeals issued its revised decision in Worley on July 21, concluding under the supreme court’s new definition of “change […]
July 15, 2009
Sex Offender Case Law Update (Part I)
Update: As discussed on Professor Doug Berman’s Sentencing Blog, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts recently determined that the GPS monitoring law in that state is punitive in effect, and […]
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