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This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on July 1, 2026. Trial court did not err by failing to intervene in prosecutor’s […]
This post summarizes two recent decisions by the Supreme Court of the United States. A state law prohibiting individuals from carrying guns onto private property without the express approval of […]
For implied consent offenses, pretrial motions to suppress evidence and/or dismiss the case must be made pretrial, according to and in accordance with G.S. 20-38.6. Broadly speaking, this requires the […]
The North Carolina Supreme Court recently decided two cases considering the impact of legal cannabis on probable cause. In State v. Dobson, No. 190PA24, ___ N.C. ___; 929 S.E.2d 315 […]
This post summarizes the U.S. v. Hemani decision released by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 18, 2026. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), barring firearm possession by unlawful users of controlled […]
I was late in putting together this roundup, which enabled me to include news that just broke today: Former National Security Adviser John Bolton pled guilty this morning to illegally […]
A common issue that comes up in public defender offices is whether an attorney can ethically represent a particular client when a victim or witness in the current case is […]
Among the Juvenile Code provisions that distinguish juvenile delinquency cases from criminal cases are the statutes that explicitly tie mental health assessments and access to mental health treatment to the […]
In a case involving charges of flee to elude, the trial court did not err in admitting for impeachment purposes evidence concerning another incident in which the defendant may have […]
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to allow review in a case asking whether the U.S. Constitution permits a defendant to be convicted by a jury of fewer than twelve. […]