Jury View (January 10, 2013)
Jessica Smith
In a post here I discussed a view of the person. In this post I’ll address the more common issue of a jury view. A trial judge may allow a […]
The Supreme Court on Competency and Collateral Review (January 9, 2013)
Jeff Welty
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court decided an important competency case. Let’s start the discussion with a quiz. Which of the following statements is true? a. A trial may be […]
Terms of Office for Appointed Appellate Judges (January 8, 2013)
James Drennan
[Editor’s note: Today we welcome Jim Drennan to the blog. Jim has been here at the School of Government for almost 40 years, though he took a couple of years […]
A Horse Is a Horse, of Course. But Is It Also a Vehicle? (January 7, 2013)
Shea Denning
Horses are vehicles, according to our state court of appeals. In State v. Dellinger, 73 N.C. App. 685 (1985), the court upheld the defendant’s conviction for impaired driving based upon […]
News Roundup (January 4, 2013)
Jeff Welty
The New Year is off and running. Yesterday was the day the mandate issued on the Hest Technologies video sweepstakes case, which I previously summarized here. That means that law […]
Requiring the Defendant to Pose for the Jury (January 3, 2013)
Jessica Smith
Suppose in a robbery case that the State asks the defendant–who does not plan to testify–to stand in the courtroom wearing a mask allegedly worn by the robber. The defense […]
New Year’s Resolutions (January 2, 2013)
Jeff Welty
Still trying to decide what you should commit to doing in the new year? Regular programming returns tomorrow, but for today, I thought that I would suggest some possible criminal-law-related […]
Holiday Break (December 20, 2012)
Jeff Welty
I’m off tomorrow, as are most of my co-bloggers, so there won’t be a post then. This marks the beginning of the blog’s annual winter break. We’ll be back on […]
Going Armed to the Terror of the People (December 20, 2012)
Jessica Smith
After I eliminated this offense from the 7th edition of North Carolina Crimes, a few people asked me to add it back in. A statistics report from the N.C. Administrative […]
The Government in Your Dashboard (December 19, 2012)
Shea Denning
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) thinks states ought to require ignition interlock as a condition of driving for anyone convicted of DWI, including first-time offenders. So does the U.S. […]