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Flock cameras. In Monday’s post, Jeff mentioned the expanded authority for license plate readers included in the state budget. News stories this week exemplify arguments on both sides of the […]

Effective beginning with offenses committed on or after December 1, 2025, Part V. of Session law 2023-114 significantly revised North Carolina’s law governing capacity to proceed in delinquency cases. The […]

North Carolina has a budget again. S257 became S.L. 2026-41 when Governor Stein signed it on July 7. The bill contains many provisions pertinent to the criminal justice community. Some, […]

On Monday, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari review in Jouppi v. Alaska, a case involving a bush pilot’s appeal of the forfeiture of his $95,000 airplane because his […]

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

This post summarizes the lone published opinion in a criminal case issued by the North Carolina Court of Appeals on July 15, 2026. (1) Possession of multiple concealed firearms on […]

Local prosecutors in Minneapolis say they have received evidence from federal authorities pertaining to the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ICE agents in January. For months since […]

The Supreme Court decided several major cases in its recently-concluded Term, but for people interested in the Fourth Amendment, the most anticipated was United States v. Chatrie, __ U.S. __ […]

Raleigh city leaders are considering a juvenile curfew and other public-safety measures after an estimated 8,000 young people gathered in the Briar Creek and Glenwood South areas during Fourth of […]

There are two different types of probation extensions. They are set out in different statutes. And they can be confusing. Ordinary extensions. Under G.S. 15A-1344(d), probation may be extended at […]