News Roundup
A man convicted for a 2015 killing in New York has been released and his indictment has been dismissed solely because he was held at the wrong prison. Terrence Lewis […]
Book Review: The Other Dr. Gilmer
It may have something to do with my day-job, but in my free time I generally prefer to read fiction. I made an exception recently for Dr. Benjamin Gilmer’s 2022 […]
Aggregating Value: A Prosecutor’s Guide to the New G.S. 15A-1340.16F
A new statute, effective next month (March 1, 2024), will give prosecutors greater power to combine the value of stolen property to justify a harsher sentence for certain financial crimes. […]
Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Jan. 2024)
This post summarizes a published criminal law case released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during January 2024. Cases of potential interest to state practitioners are summarized monthly. Previous […]
Criminal Law Faculty Position Now Available
Have you ever thought that it would be interesting to be a member of the School’s faculty? To write, teach, and consult about criminal law and procedure? And to do […]
News Roundup
Jennifer Crumbley was convicted on Tuesday of four counts of involuntary manslaughter, one count for each student her 15-year-old son Ethan shot and killed at his Michigan High School in […]
Case Summaries: N.C. Court of Appeals (Feb. 6, 2024)
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on February 6, 2024. These summaries will be added to Smith’s Criminal Case Compendium, a […]
North Carolina Governor’s 2024 Executive Order on Reentry
On January 29, 2024, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed an Executive Order joining the national Reentry 2030 initiative. What’s the Reentry 2030 initiative? According to the Reentry 2030 website, […]
New Resource on the Pretrial Integrity Act
I am happy to announce that a new Administration of Justice Bulletin, The Pretrial Integrity Act, is now available. It answers several questions raised by the new pretrial release laws enacted […]
News Roundup
This week Governor Cooper signed an executive order to improve reentry services throughout the state. The order aims to enhance coordination between agencies and increase access to post-release employment opportunities […]