Category: Legal Law

Bankman-Fried sentencing. Regular readers know that I’m interested in the criminal case against Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the fallen cryptocurrency…

In partnership with the North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police and local stakeholders, the UNC School of Government Criminal…

The Juvenile Code authorizes 14 different dispositional alternatives for delinquency cases that result in Level 1 dispositions and 23 different…

It is no secret that probable cause hearings are rare throughout North Carolina, despite clear provisions for conducting them in…

Raleigh police are offering rewards for information leading to suspects in two unsolved hit and run cases from late last…

This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on February 20, 2024. These…

In a new project launched in January 2024, the UNC School of Government Criminal Justice Innovation Lab (the Lab) is…

If I had to answer the question in the title of this post in the briefest possible way, I would…

A man convicted for a 2015 killing in New York has been released and his indictment has been dismissed solely…

It may have something to do with my day-job, but in my free time I generally prefer to read fiction.…

A new statute, effective next month (March 1, 2024), will give prosecutors greater power to combine the value of stolen…

This post summarizes a published criminal law case released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during January 2024. Cases…

Have you ever thought that it would be interesting to be a member of the School’s faculty? To write, teach,…

Jennifer Crumbley was convicted on Tuesday of four counts of involuntary manslaughter, one count for each student her 15-year-old son…

This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on February 6, 2024. These…

On January 29, 2024, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed an Executive Order joining the national Reentry 2030 initiative. What’s…

I am happy to announce that a new Administration of Justice Bulletin, The Pretrial Integrity Act, is now available. It answers…

This week Governor Cooper signed an executive order to improve reentry services throughout the state. The order aims to enhance…

Once upon a time, search warrants were simple. An officer would obtain a warrant to search a suspect’s home or…

The North Carolina Department of Commerce has created a new online tool called The NC Reentry Outcome Reporting System. The…

Yesterday, Alabama became the first state in the nation to execute a prisoner using nitrogen hypoxia. The AP reports here…

In impaired driving cases, the results of a breath test of the defendant are admissible at trial when the testing…

My colleague, Phil Dixon, blogged about the Court of Appeals’ decision in State v. Joyner, 284 N.C. App. 681 (2022),…

Imagine a case involving a juvenile who lives in North Carolina and is in secure custody because of a charge…

A recent study published by The Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice at the University of Pennsylvania examines…

This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on January 16, 2024. These…

This post summarizes a published criminal law case released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during December 2023. Cases…

The long-awaited North Carolina sports betting law went into effect on Monday. House Bill 347, which was passed last summer,…

Because the State’s ability to prove impairment in prosecutions for driving while impaired often turns on whether the officer had…

It is my pleasure to announce that Daniel “Danny” Spiegel has joined the Courts Group faculty here at the School…

Michael Lewis is a celebrated author whose work has repeatedly topped the best-seller lists. His most famous book is Moneyball,…

Reminiscent of the Wars of the Roses, our Supreme Court’s recent opinion in State v. Lancaster, __ N.C. __, 895…

Criminal law news is seldom cheery. That said, I am particularly saddened to begin the first news roundup of 2024…

This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on December 19, 2023, and…

This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the Supreme Court of North Carolina released on December 15, 2023. These…

Looking to solve court appearance issues in your jurisdiction? Find tools that work for you with the Court Appearance Toolbox!…

Each year the School of Government summarizes legislation enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly affecting criminal law and procedure…

This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on December 5, 2023. These…

A longtime North Carolina resident and former professor at East Carolina University was reportedly responsible for a mass shooting on…

I was driving around with my younger daughter this weekend when she said “I’ve never ridden on a motorcycle.” She’s…

In State v. Hamilton, No. COA22-847 (N.C. Ct. App. Nov. 21, 2023), the Court of Appeals held the prosecutor’s cross-examination…

This post summarizes published criminal law and related cases released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during November 2023.…

The North Carolina Judicial College was founded in 2005 to expand the education and training the School of Government has…

The following post is authored by SOG faculty member Kristi Nickodem. A version of this post is also available on…

This will be the last news roundup of the year. We’ll likely have a post or two early next week…