North Carolina Criminal Law

This post summarizes published criminal and related decisions from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decided in September, 2020.

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Update: These directives were renewed by an order entered November 16, 2020.  They now expire December 14, 2020.   Chief Justice Cheri Beasley entered an omnibus order on Thursday, October 15, […]

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The 2020 Cumulative Supplement to Arrest, Search, and Investigation in North Carolina, written by Robert L. Farb and Christopher Tyner, is now available for purchase. The supplement updates Arrest, Search, […]

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The Senate Judiciary Committee held four days of hearings this week on President Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court.  The committee is expected to approve […]

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Yesterday afternoon, federal and state officials announced that 13 men had been arrested and charged with various criminal offenses arising from plots to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, kill law […]

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This post summarizes published criminal opinions by the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on October 6, 2020.

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WLOS reported this week that the Macon County Sheriff’s Office has been identified as a COVID-19 cluster after multiple employees tested positive for the virus.  In a statement posted to […]

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This post summarizes opinions issued by the North Carolina Supreme Court on September 25, 2020.

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died last Friday at her home in Washington at age 87.  Ginsburg served on the Court for 27 years after being nominated by […]

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A federal court Consent Order has been entered in the Alamance County bail litigation. The relief granted in that order and the county’s new local bail and first appearance policies […]

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