This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on December 31, 2024. These summaries will be added to Smith’s Criminal Case Compendium, a […]
On New Year’s Eve, the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued an opinion in No Limit Games, LLC v. Sheriff of Robeson County, __ N.C. App. __, __ S.E.2d __, […]
Around this time of year, many Americans begin to think about Santa. Will he visit? What will he bring? Will Rudolph be guiding his sleigh? As children normally picture him, […]
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on December 17, 2024. These summaries will be added to Smith’s Criminal Case Compendium, a […]
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the Supreme Court of North Carolina released on December 13, 2024. These summaries will be added to Smith’s Criminal Case Compendium, a […]
This post summarizes published criminal law and related cases released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during November 2024. Cases of potential interest to state practitioners are summarized monthly. […]
Following the Senate, the North Carolina House of Representatives voted to override Governor Cooper’s veto on Session Law 2024-57 (Senate Bill 382) last week. The legislation effects sweeping change to […]
The top story this week is the arrest on Monday of Luigi Mangione, 26, accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on December 4. Multiple […]
Yesterday, the General Assembly overrode Governor Cooper’s veto to enact S.L. 2024-57 (S 382). The legislation, which was focused in part on disaster recovery following Hurricane Helene, impacts the court […]
The defendant presented competent evidence tending to show that he was acting in self-defense when he shot Raquan Neal, the Court of Appeals recently said in State v. Myers, No. […]