News Roundup
Last week, President Biden issued this proclamation effectively pardoning “all current United States citizens and lawful permanent residents who committed the offense of simple possession of marijuana” in violation of […]
Annual Report from the Judicial College (2021-2022)
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. Judicial College […]
October 28th Webinar: Promoting Court Appearance & Improving Responses to Non-Appearances
On October 28, 2022, from 12:30pm to 2pm, the UNC School of Government Criminal Justice Innovation Lab will host a FREE webinar, Court Appearance Matters: Promoting Justice & Efficiency by […]
C-CAT 2.0 Is Here!
We are excited to announce the launch of the completely revised and updated Collateral Consequences Assessment Tool! Initially launched in 2012, the Collateral Consequences Assessment Tool, or C-CAT, is a […]
News Roundup
There was a ton of criminal law news this week, but far and away the news item that I found most intriguing was this one about new food offerings at […]
Case Summaries – N.C. Court of Appeals (Oct. 4, 2022)
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on October 4, 2022. These summaries will be added to Smith’s Criminal Case Compendium, a […]
Alcohol Concentration Restrictions on Restored Licenses and the Enforcement of Violations
When a person is convicted of driving while impaired under G.S. 20-138.1, the person’s license is revoked for one year. G.S. 20-17(a)(2); G.S. 20-19(c1). (A person who has one or […]
Exploring the Scope of North Carolina’s Strangulation Law
What do you typically think of when you hear the word “strangulation”? If you are like most people, the word probably triggers a mental image of hands around someone’s throat. […]
Is It Proper to Charge a Person with RDO for Refusing to Open the Door for a Search Warrant?
I was at the magistrates’ fall conference last week when a magistrate asked me whether an occupant of a dwelling could properly be charged with resisting, delaying, or obstructing a […]
News Roundup
Wilmington News Station WECT broke the story Wednesday that Columbus County Sheriff Jody Greene was recorded in February 2019 making racially-charged comments to Jason Soles, then a Captain who had […]