News Roundup
Among the most significant North Carolina criminal news stories last year was the tragic shooting on the campus of UNC Charlotte that killed two students, Reed Parlier and Riley Howell, […]
Straight Talk about DWI
Happy New Year, everyone. A few months ago, I blogged about the continuing phenomenon of impaired driving, the fatalities resulting from crashes involving impaired drivers, and recommendations from experts about […]
Case Summaries: N.C. Court of Appeals (Jan. 7, 2020)
This post summarizes published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals decided yesterday, Jan. 7, 2020.
Welcome, Tim Heinle
I want to kick off 2020 by welcoming Tim Heinle to the School of Government. It is his first week on the job as our new Civil Defender Educator. Here […]
News Roundup
As the Asheville Citizen-Times reports, earlier this month the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians was the victim of a damaging cyberattack that caused widespread damage to tribal networks and affected […]
Twenty-Five Year Reviews of Life Without Parole Sentences Are Underway
Under a law that existed from late 1994 to late 1998, North Carolina defendants sentenced to life without parole for offenses committed during that window are entitled to a judicial […]
Case Summaries – Court of Appeals (12/17/19)
This post summarizes opinions issued by the North Carolina Court of Appeals on December 17, 2019. These summaries will be added to Smith’s Criminal Case Compendium, a free, searchable database […]
Pleading General Crimes and Theories of Liability
Questions frequently arise about the requirements to charge the various types of general crimes like attempt, conspiracy, and accessory. A related question is whether the theory of liability, such as […]
New Paper on the 48-Hour Rule
One of the projects that I wanted to finish before I go was updating my old paper on the 48-hour rule of G.S. 15A-534.1. I just completed the update. The […]
News Roundup
As the New York Times reports, a prolonged shootout at a Kosher supermarket in Jersey City, New Jersey, on Tuesday terrified the city and left six people dead, including a […]