Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals – November, 2019
This post summarizes published decisions from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals that may be of interest to state criminal practitioners from November, 2019.
Case Summaries – North Carolina Supreme Court (12/6/2019)
This post summarizes opinions issued by the North Carolina Supreme Court on December 6, 2019.
Does Miranda Apply When Defendant’s Lawyer is Present?
If you type “miranda” into the search box on this blog, it will return more than 50 posts covering a wide range of related topics: the meaning of custody, deficient […]
Off to NCDOJ
After 12 years at the School of Government, I have accepted a position at the North Carolina Department of Justice. I’ll be leading the Special Prosecutions and Law Enforcement Section […]
News Roundup
As the News Roundup previously has noted, Charles Ray Finch was released from North Carolina prison earlier this year after serving more than 40 years for a murder that he […]
Case Summaries—Court of Appeals (12/3/2019)
This post summarizes opinions issued by the North Carolina Court of Appeals on December 3, 2019. Appeal of district court’s denial of defendant’s motion to enter judgment on PJC was […]
No Appeal of Revocation of Deferred Prosecution Probation
The Court of Appeals recently held in State v. Summers that a defendant has no right to appeal when deferred prosecution probation is revoked.
Criminal Cases to Watch in the Supreme Court’s 2019 Term
The United States Supreme Court’s 2019 term is well underway, and several criminal law cases are on the docket. Listed below are the principal criminal law cases currently before the […]
2019 Legislation Affecting Criminal Law and Procedure
Now that the North Carolina General Assembly has adjourned for the remainder of the year and most criminal law legislation has taken effect (which is often December 1 each year), […]
News Roundup
With the short holiday week, the News Roundup comes a few days early. We hope our readers have a safe and happy holiday. We’ll be back to blogging on Monday. […]