News Roundup
People of a certain age will remember the Menendez brothers, Lyle and Erik. In 1989, when they were 21 and 17 years old, they shot and killed their parents in […]
New Pattern Jury Instructions Now Available
Each year the School of Government publishes new and revised pattern jury instructions for civil, criminal, and motor vehicle negligence cases. Those instructions are created and compiled by the North […]
Confidential Informants, Motions to Reveal Identity, and Discovery: Part V, Asserting a Defense Theory
This is Part V of a multi-part series on confidential informants (“CI’s”), motions to reveal the identity of CI’s, and discovery. As discussed in earlier posts in this series (here […]
News Roundup
Police in Durango, Colorado, shared a video on Facebook this week of their pursuit and capture of an escaped kangaroo. The N&O has the video. According to the Durango Police […]
Smith v. Arizona and So Many Unanswered Questions
I recently gave a criminal law case update to a group of judges. I had quite a few cases that I planned to cover in relatively short order. I started […]
Case Summaries: N.C. Supreme Court (Oct. 18, 2024)
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the Supreme Court of North Carolina released on October 18, 2024. These summaries will be added to Smith’s Criminal Case Compendium, a […]
Juvenile Remediation to Attain Capacity to Proceed: New NC Law
A new law governing capacity to proceed in delinquency cases is set to take effect beginning with offenses committed on or after January 1, 2025. Part V. of Session Law […]
Border Searches of Electronic Devices
North Carolina doesn’t have a land border with Mexico or Canada, so most people don’t think of us as a border state. But we are. We have a maritime border […]
News Roundup
In the aftermath of the widespread destruction wrought by Hurricane Helene, federal and state officials have begun providing relief assistance to affected residents in western North Carolina. These efforts have […]
Case Summaries: N.C. Court of Appeals (Oct. 15, 2024)
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on October 15, 2024. These summaries will be added to Smith’s Criminal Case Compendium, a […]