Case Summaries: N.C. Supreme Court (Dec. 15, 2023)
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 […]
Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (November 15 & 21, 2023)
This post summarizes published criminal law and related cases released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during November 2023. Cases of potential interest to state practitioners are summarized monthly. […]
When Child Abuse or Neglect Ends in a Fatality, What Does the Public Have a Right to Know?
The following post is authored by SOG faculty member Kristi Nickodem. A version of this post is also available on the Coates’ Canons and On the Civil Side SOG blogs. […]
News Roundup
This will be the last news roundup of the year. We’ll likely have a post or two early next week and then go dark for the holidays, returning in early […]
Annual Report from the Judicial College (2022-2023)
The North Carolina Judicial College was founded in 2005 to expand the education and training the School of Government has provided for judicial branch officials since the 1930s. Through the […]
Is Rule 608(b) a Rule of Exclusion?
In State v. Hamilton, No. COA22-847 (N.C. Ct. App. Nov. 21, 2023), the Court of Appeals held the prosecutor’s cross-examination of the defendant about statements he made in open court […]
Can a Child Be a Passenger on a Motorcycle?
I was driving around with my younger daughter this weekend when she said “I’ve never ridden on a motorcycle.” She’s ten, so she’s obviously too young to pilot one herself. […]
News Roundup
A longtime North Carolina resident and former professor at East Carolina University was reportedly responsible for a mass shooting on the campus of the University of Nevada at Las Vegas […]
Case Summaries: N.C. Court of Appeals (Dec. 5, 2023)
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on December 5, 2023. These summaries will be added to Smith’s Criminal Case Compendium, a […]
2023 Criminal Legislative Summaries
Each year the School of Government summarizes legislation enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly affecting criminal law and procedure and motor vehicle laws. The summaries for this legislative session […]