In its last batch of opinions, issued May 23, 2024, the North Carolina Supreme Court decided two indictment cases: State v. Singleton, No. 318PA22, __ N.C. __ (2024), and State…
It was a busy week at the U.S. Supreme Court. Among other things, the Justices issued the two Miranda opinions Jeff wrote about yesterday and heard oral argument in two…
There’s a new batch of opinions from the court of appeals today. One is State v. Reavis, a case that raises a question I’ve been asked several times recently in…
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the Supreme Court of North Carolina released on December 16, 2022. These summaries will be added to Smith’s Criminal Case Compendium, a…
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on September 19, 2023. These summaries will be added to Smith’s Criminal Case Compendium, a…
…easy to tell women what to wear, there are plenty of folks with opinions about what women ought not to wear, especially women lawyers. Indeed, Slate ran an article last…
…last week, the court of appeals issued 67 opinions, 21 of them published. The court provides essential guidance to trial court judges in every area of law, and both its…
…close these posts by asking readers to share their thoughts, opinions, and experiences in the comment section below. Something tells me that request will not be necessary for this topic….
There’s been lots of interesting news lately, so I’ll dive right in. 1. The state supreme court issued several opinions yesterday. By far the most significant criminal case is State…
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on April 18, 2023. These summaries will be added to Smith’s Criminal Case Compendium, a…
