This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the Supreme Court of North Carolina released on September 1, 2023. 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 15, 2023. These summaries will be added to Smith’s Criminal Case Compendium, a…
…by artificially adding or concealing that feature.” Court opinions reveal that this technique has been used. See, e.g., Garza v. State, 2008 WL 4271701 (Tex. Ct. App. Austin Sept. 19,…
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the Supreme Court of North Carolina released on October 20, 2023. These summaries will be added to Smith’s Criminal Case Compendium, a…
…unpublished State v. Jamison, ___ N.C. App. ___, 821 S.E.2d 665 (2018) (unpublished), the court agreed that nothing about the term “disclose” conveys believability or credibility. (4) Some statements admitted…
…potential impact of Taylor on other offenses involving threatening speech, and addresses a couple lingering questions that may arise in future cases. Recap and Holdings Taken together, the opinions, concurrences,…
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on November 1, 2022. These summaries will be added to Smith’s Criminal Case Compendium, a…
…opinions. They’re all worth reading, but I won’t try to fully capture them here. I will simply note briefly a few points across the various dissenting opinions: While the majority…
This post summarizes opinions issued by the North Carolina Supreme Court on September 25, 2020. The trial court committed prejudicial error by refusing to give the defendant’s requested instruction on…
…criminal law opinions stand out to readers, please post a comment. Of course, the duties of a chief justice go beyond hearing cases and writing opinions. The Chief Justice did…