North Carolina Criminal Law

This post provides summaries of the published criminal opinions issued by the North Carolina Supreme Court on September 27, 2019, and the North Carolina Court of Appeals on October 1, […]

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The North Carolina Department of Public Safety announced this week that it will temporarily suspend operations at three prisons to alleviate high staff vacancy rates and enhance safety and security […]

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The federal government wants judges to know more about masking. What is it, and what do judges need to know?

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Believe it or not, there is new juvenile delinquency law to wrap your head around other than the Juvenile Jurisdiction Reinvestment Act, which will raise the age of juvenile court […]

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The former UNC Charlotte student who attacked a classroom on the school’s campus earlier this year, killing two people and wounding four others, pleaded guilty to murder in Mecklenburg Superior […]

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This post provides summaries of the criminal cases (and one juvenile case) decided by the court of appeals on September 17, 2019.

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Editor’s Note: This post was written by Professor Jessica Smith and graduate research assistant Ross Hatton. Charged with identifying best practices and offering recommendations on how policing practices can promote […]

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As the Charlotte Observer reports, former North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice I. Beverly Lake Jr. died on Thursday after a period of deteriorating health.  The Observer report notes that […]

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Suppose I told you that we could categorize defendants into six categories for risk of failure to appear (FTA) in court as required, with 1 being the lowest risk category […]

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At the time of writing Hurricane Dorian was approaching the North Carolina coast and many communities were under evacuation orders.  The Department of Public Safety’s storm information website, listing evacuation […]

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