Is It Illegal to Make Pornography in North Carolina? (July 22, 2014)
Jeff Welty
Lawyers Weekly ran a brief article a couple of months ago about the above question. The article is here, behind a paywall. What follows is my own analysis of the […]
State v. Granger Adds to State’s Missouri v. McNeely Jurisprudence (July 21, 2014)
Shea Denning
State v. Granger, decided last week, is the latest case in which the North Carolina Court of Appeals has considered, in light of Missouri v. McNeely, __ U.S. __, 133 […]
News Roundup (July 18, 2014)
Jeff Welty
Nationally, the biggest criminal law story of the week was the decision by a federal judge in California declaring the state’s death penalty unconstitutional. The case is Jones v. Chappell, […]
Work Release (July 17, 2014)
Jamie Markham
Most people can get behind the idea that inmates should, if able, do some sort of work during their incarceration. By statute, “[i]t is declared to be the public policy […]
Limits on the Use of Statements of Charges in Superior Court (July 16, 2014)
Jeff Welty
This week, the court of appeals decided a case that is a good reminder about the limits of the State’s authority to address problems in charging documents by filing a […]
Ramp Meters: They Just May Alter Your Life (July 15, 2014)
Shea Denning
As a regular I-40 commuter, I feel like traffic jams are the story of my life. And it is obvious I’m not alone. But there may be hope. Legislation enacted […]
U.S. Senators Support “Raise the Age” (July 14, 2014)
LaToya Powell
Just weeks after the NC House passed bipartisan legislation to “raise the age” of juvenile court jurisdiction to 17 for misdemeanor offenses (HB 725), US Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and […]
News Roundup (July 11, 2014)
Jeff Welty
Locally, the big criminal justice news was former UNC basketball player P.J. Hairston getting a criminal summons. He allegedly punched a high school basketball player during a pickup game at […]
Counting Joined Offenses for Prior Record Points (July 10, 2014)
Jamie Markham
Before Structured Sentencing we had Fair Sentencing. Under Fair Sentencing, there was no such thing as “prior record level,” but a prior conviction could qualify as an aggravating factor, exposing […]
Court of Appeals Rules on Prior Convictions from New Jersey (July 9, 2014)
Jeff Welty
Last month, the court of appeals decided State v. Hogan, __ N.C. App. __, 758 S.E.2d 465 (2014), a case about the use of a defendant’s prior convictions from New […]