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I was late in putting together this roundup, which enabled me to include news that just broke today: Former National Security Adviser John Bolton pled guilty this morning to illegally […]

A common issue that comes up in public defender offices is whether an attorney can ethically represent a particular client when a victim or witness in the current case is […]

Among the Juvenile Code provisions that distinguish juvenile delinquency cases from criminal cases are the statutes that explicitly tie mental health assessments and access to mental health treatment to the […]

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to allow review in a case asking whether the U.S. Constitution permits a defendant to be convicted by a jury of fewer than twelve. […]

Shea covered the recent escapes of two inmates from the Vance County Detention Center. On the lam since June 3, the pair were apprehended without incident on Tuesday this week […]

By now, most people in the North Carolina indigent defense community know that Mary Pollard, the executive director of the North Carolina Office of Indigent Defense Services (IDS), has decided […]

The week began with the report of the capture in Mount Airy of an armed fugitive wanted for murder. Michael Puckett is accused of killing one Virginia sheriff’s deputy and […]

This post is a follow-up from last month’s post Initial Appearances, Implied Consent Offenses, and Offenses Involving Impaired Driving Part 1. In Part 1, we discussed the differences and overlaps […]

Probation records are privileged. That protection stems from an old statute, G.S. 15-207, which was enacted in 1937—the same year the original North Carolina Probation Commission was established. See N.C. […]

Last week I participated in a CLE event sponsored by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Court. It was a great event and an opportunity for me to learn […]