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January 29, 2025

O’er the Ramparts: Sizing Up the Castle Doctrine in State v. Carwile and State v. Williams

The castle doctrine statute, G.S. 14-51.2, provides that it is presumptively reasonable for the lawful occupant of a home or motor vehicle to respond to an intruder with deadly force. […]

September 10, 2024

Outsourcing Reasonableness: Redefining Defensive Force in State v. Phillips.

Joseph L. Hyde

Coke claimed the common law was the perfection of reason. Our Supreme Court began its recent opinion in State v. Phillips, No. 281A23 (N.C. Aug. 23, 2024), by citing Coke, […]

August 8, 2023

The Criminal Night: trespassing in space and time

Joseph L. Hyde

I recently participated in a webinar with my colleagues Chris McLaughlin and Kirk Boone about the right of tax appraisers to enter private property. The webinar is available for purchase […]

October 13, 2021

Court of Appeals Rules on Pretrial Self-Defense Immunity Hearings

Jonathan Holbrook

Last month, the Court of Appeals decided State v. Austin, ___ N.C. App. ___, 2021-NCCOA-494 (Sept. 21, 2021), and a summary of the opinion is available here. Austin addressed several […]

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O’er the Ramparts: Sizing Up the Castle Doctrine in State v. Carwile and State v. Williams

Outsourcing Reasonableness: Redefining Defensive Force in State v. Phillips.

The Criminal Night: trespassing in space and time

Court of Appeals Rules on Pretrial Self-Defense Immunity Hearings

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