New Limits on MARs in Noncapital Cases
My colleagues have been blogging about some of the changes to our criminal law wrought by recent legislation. Session Law 2025-70 also amends G.S. 15A-1415, which governs the grounds that […]
June 2, 2021
When is a Procedural Bar Not a Procedural Bar? MARs, Gatekeeper Orders, and the Procedural Bar
We get a lot of questions about motions for appropriate relief (“MARs”). Post-conviction can be a daunting area for practitioners and judges alike. On the state and federal levels, the […]
August 24, 2015
Challenging a Plea
Suppose that after judgment is entered a defendant wants to challenge a plea. Maybe he alleges that the plea wasn’t knowing and voluntary. Or maybe he claims that the judge […]
May 18, 2015
State Supreme Court on State’s Ability to Obtain Review of MAR Rulings
Last month, the Supreme Court of North Carolina decided State v. Stubbs, an important case regarding appellate review of orders granting motions for appropriate relief.
Subscribe
Categories
Blog Authors
- Maggie Bailey
- Brittany Bromell
- Emily Coward
- Alexander Cowell
- Melanie Crenshaw
- Michael Crowell
- Shea Denning
- Sara DePasquale
- Phil Dixon
- James Drennan
- Belal Elrahal
- Whitney Fairbanks
- Bob Farb
- Rebecca Fisher-Gabbard
- Jacquelyn Greene
- Alyson Grine
- Timothy Heinle
- Jonathan Holbrook
- Joseph L. Hyde
- Kirsten Leloudis
- Caitlin Little
- Ian Mance
- Jamie Markham
- Chris McLaughlin
- Kristi Nickodem
- Alex Phipps
- M. Jeanette Pitts
- LaToya Powell
- Ethan Rex
- John Rubin
- Jessica Smith
- Meredith Smith
- Daniel Spiegel
- Tom Thornburg
- Hannah Turner
- Christopher Tyner
- Jeff Welty