This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on October 17, 2023. These summaries will be added to Smith’s Criminal Case Compendium, a…
This post summarizes published opinions issued by the Court of Appeals of North Carolina on November 17, 2020. (1) The trial court properly declined to instruct on the defense of…
…Survey. The document presents the results of the Bar Association’s survey of North Carolina lawyers about their opinions of the professional qualities and skills of candidates who are running to…
…on unsecured conditions; did not provide timely hearings at which misdemeanor defendants could be heard and present evidence of their inability to pay; and did not provide reasoned opinions with…
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on March 5, 2024. These summaries will be added to Smith’s Criminal Case Compendium, a…
…typically associated with an arrest. The two opinions disagreed about whether the “reasonable person” in question should share the juvenile’s personal characteristics, such as his age and the fact that…
…in legal opinions, more than the Beatles and Bruce Springsteen combined. In other news: 1. The Innocence Inquiry Commission is looking into an Asheville murder case. Several defendants pleaded guilty,…
Among the opinions filed by the North Carolina Supreme Court last Friday was an order captioned “In the Matter of District Court Administrative Order.” Without providing any factual background regarding…
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on May 16, 2023. 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 August 1, 2023. These summaries will be added to Smith’s Criminal Case Compendium, a…
