North Carolina Criminal Law

Author’s Note:  The opinion discussed below was reversed by the North Carolina Supreme Court in State v. Calderon, No. 238A23 (N.C. Dec. 12, 2025). A recent court of appeals case, […]

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In the recent court of appeals case In re J.F., ___ N.C. App. ___, ___S.E.2d ___ (Nov. 18, 2014), the defendant argued that penetration is an essential element of sexual […]

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One recurring question I get asked is this: If the Defendant engages in two sex acts in one continuous transaction, how many assaults have occurred? When the acts are vaginal […]

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