Overcrowding at North Carolina jails continues to be a problem, with Wake County jails holding more than 1,800 people in August despite a capacity of 1,574. As noted in prior […] Read more about News Roundup

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Part I of this two-part blog addressed what happens at arraignment, compared the way arraignment works in North Carolina to the way it works in other states, and set forth  […] Read more about G.S. 15A-943(b), State v. Shook, and the Requirement That Arraignment Not Occur the Week of Trial: Part II, When Arraignment is Delayed or Overlooked

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This post summarizes published criminal opinions from the Supreme Court of North Carolina released on August 14, 2026. The court released twelve such opinions on that day, some quite lengthy. […] Read more about Case Summaries: Supreme Court of North Carolina (Aug. 14, 2026), Part Two

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Probable cause (PC) hearings play a unique role in delinquency cases. They are required only in the subset of cases that are potentially eligible for transfer to superior court, and […] Read more about Probable Cause Hearings and Delinquency Cases

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This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on August 19, 2026. Trial court erred by dismissing the charges against the defendant pursuant […] Read more about Case Summaries: N.C. Court of Appeals (Aug. 19, 2026)

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Welcome back to the Friday News Roundup. It’s been an interesting week for criminal law news. Without further ado, here are a few of the top stories: Raleigh considers curfew […] Read more about News Roundup

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The 2026 Appropriations Act created a new district court district, effective January 1, 2027, by splitting current District 5, a four-county district consisting of Duplin, Jones, Onslow, and Sampson Counties, into Districts […] Read more about New District Court District Created by State Budget Act

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This post summarizes published criminal opinions from the Supreme Court of North Carolina released on August 14, 2026. The court released twelve such opinions on that day, some quite lengthy. […] Read more about Case Summaries: Supreme Court of North Carolina (Aug. 14, 2026), Part One

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This post summarizes criminal law and related cases released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during July of 2026. Cases of potential interest to state practitioners are summarized monthly. […] Read more about Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (July 2026)

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I was on vacation last week. I spent part of my time reading Carlos Barragan’s book The Yahoo Boys. Barragan is a Spanish journalist. His mother, a successful dentist, fell […] Read more about Book Review: The Yahoo Boys

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