Jail Credit for Functionally Consecutive Sentences
Suppose a defendant is being held on two charges, Charge A from County A and Charge B from County B. He was arrested for both at the same time and […]
Militias in North Carolina
In May of this year I wrote a blog post about protesters and demonstrators carrying firearms at their events. In the months since that post, a variation of that conduct […]
Vehicle Crashes During COVID
NC DOT has published its analysis of data regarding vehicle crashes during the spread of COVID-19 throughout our state. The results may surprise you.
News Roundup
Threads of the modern American experience that for months have been pulled with increasing tension came together as the fuse for an explosion of violence this week on the streets […]
Elder Abuse Workshop at the School of Government
How does elder abuse show up in your community? How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected how that abuse happens or how local professionals respond to it? A new opportunity to […]
How Long Does it Take to Process a Criminal Case in North Carolina?
The Criminal Justice Innovation Lab recently released a report analyzing disposition and pending case times for North Carolina criminal cases. The full report is here. In this blog post, I […]
Update on Emergency Directives
During the COVID-19 outbreak, Chief Justice Cheri Beasley has exercised her authority under G.S. 7A-39(b)(2) to issue orders imposing 22 emergency directives to ensure the continuing operation of the courts. […]
Race and Ethnicity in Juvenile Justice: North Carolina’s Numbers
With the work of the Governor’s Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice under way, it is timely to consider the issue of racial equity in the juvenile justice […]
News Roundup
The criminal cases against Greg Lindberg and Robin Hayes arising from their attempt to bribe State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey to give favorable treatment to Lindberg’s insurance business have been […]
Case Summaries – N.C. Court of Appeals (August 18, 2020)
This post summarizes opinions issued by the North Carolina Court of Appeals on August 18, 2020.