News Roundup (February 6, 2026)
Jeff Welty
News about crime, criminal justice, and the courts often tends towards the gloomy, so I’m going to start this week with some positive news. The Carolina Journal has a story […]
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February 6, 2026
News about crime, criminal justice, and the courts often tends towards the gloomy, so I’m going to start this week with some positive news. The Carolina Journal has a story […]
READ POST "News Roundup (February 6, 2026)"February 4, 2026
As 2025 came to a close, the North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission published the Driving While Impaired Convictions Statistical Report for Fiscal Year 2024 (hereinafter “the report”). The […]
READ POST "Trends and Highlights from the 2024 DWI Sentencing Statistical Report (February 4, 2026)"February 2, 2026
When can law enforcement officers enter a person’s home, without a warrant, in order to provide emergency assistance? How sure must the officers be that assistance is needed before an […]
READ POST "Case v. Montana Attempts to Clarify the Emergency Aid Exception to the Warrant Requirement (February 2, 2026)"January 30, 2026
Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, pled not guilty on Monday to running a lucrative drug trafficking ring. PBS has the story. Wedding competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics […]
READ POST "News Roundup (January 30, 2026)"January 29, 2026
The 2025 legislative session was relatively quiet for expunction law but still potentially important for some people. I have incorporated the changes in the law into the latest version of […]
READ POST "Expunction Changes and Updated Expunction Guide for 2026 (January 29, 2026)"January 28, 2026
Debbie Defendant is charged with misdemeanor stalking under G.S. 14-277.3A. She fails to appear in district court on January 23, 2026. The district court judge issues an order for Debbie’s […]
READ POST "Orders for Arrest for Failing to Appear (January 28, 2026)"January 27, 2026
The Juvenile Code provides explicit procedure for discovery in juvenile delinquency matters. This procedure does not mirror the law that governs discovery in criminal matters. The statutes also do not […]
READ POST "Discovery in Delinquency Cases (January 27, 2026)"January 23, 2026
On Wednesday this week, Austin Thompson entered guilty pleas to five counts of murder and other charges stemming from a 2022 mass shooting in a Raleigh neighborhood. The defendant, who […]
READ POST "News Roundup (January 23, 2026)"January 21, 2026
In May 2024, Orange County and the Chapel Hill Police Department launched the Crisis Assistance, Response, and Engagement (CARE) Team. The CARE Team is an all-civilian mobile crisis response team […]
READ POST "New Report Evaluating Orange County’s Crisis Assistance, Response, & Engagement (CARE) Team (January 21, 2026)"January 20, 2026
This post summarizes published criminal law and related cases released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during December 2025. Cases of potential interest to state practitioners are summarized monthly. […]
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