Case Summaries — N.C. Court of Appeals (May 5, 2020)
This post summarizes opinions issued by the Court of Appeals of North Carolina on May 5, 2020.
2019 Cumulative Supplement to North Carolina Crimes Available
We’re pleased to announce that the 2019 Cumulative Supplement to North Carolina Crimes: A Guidebook on the Elements of Crime is now available for purchase. The book includes cases and […]
Tune in Friday for Legal Updates from the Judicial College
John Rubin, Phil Dixon and I will host Legal Updates from the Judicial College this Friday, May 8, 2020, from 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. We will discuss recent criminal […]
May 1 Emergency Directives Require Continuances, Authorize Remote Proceedings, and Extend Time to Pay
Chief Justice Cheri Beasley entered an order on Friday, May 1, modifying and extending eight emergency directives previously issued on April 2 and April 16, 2020. The Chief Justice’s April […]
Case Summaries – N.C. Supreme Court (May 1, 2020)
This post summarizes published criminal decisions from the North Carolina Supreme Court decided on May 1, 2020.
News Roundup
As the Charlotte Observer reports, yesterday UNC Charlotte marked the one-year anniversary of the campus shooting that claimed the lives of two students on the last day of spring classes. […]
New Sentencing App Available
Six years ago (almost to the day) the School released its first version of the Structured Sentencing smartphone app. A new web-based version is available today.
Ramos v. Louisiana and the Jim Crow Origins of Nonunanimous Juries
Ramos v. Louisiana, decided by the U.S. Supreme Court last Monday and summarized here, holds that the Sixth Amendment impartial jury guarantee gives defendants a right to a unanimous jury […]
Remote Delinquency Proceedings Not Otherwise Authorized in Statute
Last month I blogged about the one type of delinquency hearing for which remote proceedings are expressly authorized in statute—hearings on continued custody. This blog analyzes the legal and practical […]
2019 North Carolina Jail Occupancy Rates
Local jails are an important part of the state’s criminal justice system. Jails house, among others, individuals held pretrial, serving sentences, and held for federal and other authorities. In this […]