News Roundup
The biggest criminal law story this week has to be the ongoing controversy over the SBI. Two independent reviewers examined the work of the Forensic Biology Section of the SBI […]
Lee v. Gore: Round Two
I blogged here about the North Carolina Court of Appeals’ initial opinion in Lee v. Gore, ___ N.C. App. ___ (January 19, 2010), holding that DMV lacked authority to revoke […]
New Sex Offender Registration and Monitoring Chart
I recently finished a comprehensive update of my Sex Offender Registration and Monitoring Flow Chart. It’s available here. As before, it includes a list of all reportable crimes (with a […]
Significant Fourth Circuit Drug Case
Because our appellate courts often find the Fourth Circuit’s opinions to be persuasive authority, I read all the Fourth Circuit’s published criminal cases. Yesterday, the court decided United States v. […]
New Trial Ordered in Unpublished Melendez-Diaz Autopsy Case
Along with the published cases released by the N.C. Court of Appeals on August 3, 2010, was an unpublished case of note. In State v. Davis, __ N.C. App. __ […]
News Roundup
It’s been another interesting week. 1. The lead story may be the filing of claims under the Racial Justice Act. When I wrote last week’s news roundup, five inmates had […]
Summary of Sentencing and Corrections Legislation
In the recently-completed legislative session, the General Assembly passed several new laws regarding sentencing, corrections, and similar subjects. Frequent blog contributor and School of Government faculty member Jamie Markham has […]
Statute of Limitations on Defense Motions for Appropriate Relief
I get asked a lot of questions about motions for appropriate relief (MARs). One common scenario is: Defendant was convicted of Crime X years ago and the sentence has been […]
Not Responsible for Broken Windshields
As I pulled out of the parking lot after work the other day, I found myself immediately behind a dump truck. On the back of the truck was the following […]
No High Court Ruling on Whether Two-Way Video Testimony Satisfies Crawford
Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Crawford v. Washington, interest has been growing in the use of two-way video testimony as a method to satisfy the confrontation clause when […]