Holding or Dicta?
In the comments to a blog post I wrote about using unpublished cases, one reader suggested a follow-up topic: “Should do an article on dicta; what is it and is […]
News Roundup
A fatal officer involved shooting in Roxboro last Friday has been in the news this week, setting off several days of demonstrations in the city and generating divided opinions about […]
News Roundup
As the Winston-Salem Journal reports, Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O’Neil announced this week that five former detention officers and a nurse have been charged with involuntary manslaughter following the […]
Stay-At-Home Orders, Charges, and Stops
The Governor ordered individuals in North Carolina to stay at home and non-essential business operations to cease beginning at 5 p.m. Monday, March 30, 2020. The order, Executive Order No. […]
Case Summaries – N.C. Court of Appeals (March 17, 2020)
This post summarizes the published criminal cases from the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued on March 17, 2020.
Courtroom Interpreter: Need vs. Want
As Prof. Shea Denning mentioned in her post yesterday, the School of Government and the Conference of District Attorneys jointly presented the Practical Skills for New Prosecutors course last week. […]
Case Summaries — N.C. Court of Appeals (2/4/2020)
This post summarizes opinions issued by the Court of Appeals of North Carolina on February 4, 2020.
Case Summaries: N.C. Court of Appeals (Jan. 7, 2020)
This post summarizes published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals decided yesterday, Jan. 7, 2020.
Case Summaries—Court of Appeals (12/3/2019)
This post summarizes opinions issued by the North Carolina Court of Appeals on December 3, 2019. Appeal of district court’s denial of defendant’s motion to enter judgment on PJC was […]
Case Summaries — N.C. Court of Appeals (11/19/2019)
This post summarizes opinions issued by the Court of Appeals of North Carolina on November 19, 2019. Trial court did not err in denying defendant’s motion to suppress evidence obtained […]