Welcome Ian Mance, Resource Attorney on COVID-19 Issues
I am happy to announce that today is Ian Mance’s second day as a Resource Attorney with the Public Defense Education group at the School of Government. For the next six months, Ian will serve as an...
View ArticleCase Summaries—Court of Appeals (5/19/2020)
This post summarizes opinions issued by the North Carolina Court of Appeals on May 19, 2020. A defendant who disagrees with the jail credit calculated by the trial court should seek relief under the...
View Article2020 Criminal Law Legislation
Each year the School of Government summarizes legislation enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly affecting criminal law and procedure. If you would like to receive periodic summaries of enacted...
View ArticleA Second Chance in North Carolina through Expanded Criminal Record Clearance
North Carolina continues to make gradual strides in helping people clear their criminal records and enhance their opportunities going forward. On June 25, 2020, the Governor signed the Second Chance...
View ArticleMeet Mary Pollard, the new Director of the Office of Indigent Defense Services
Yesterday, Mary Pollard began work as just the third Executive Director of the North Carolina Office of Indigent Defense Services (IDS), which began its work two decades ago in 2000. IDS is the...
View ArticleAll the Expunction Developments through 2020
I am happy to announce the completion of the 2020 Edition of my online guide to expunctions and other relief from a criminal conviction in North Carolina. It took me a while to dissect and incorporate...
View ArticleThe Andrew Brown Body Cam Rulings
In the wake of the April 21 killing of Andrew Brown, Jr., in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, I have fielded several media inquiries about our body cam law and the judge’s ruling limiting access to the...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Court of Appeals Addresses Availability of Habeas Remedy for...
Last week, the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued its opinion about the availability of state habeas corpus to obtain release from custody by an inmate particularly susceptible to COVID-19. Below...
View Article2021 Changes to North Carolina’s Expunction Laws
As in recent sessions, the General Assembly remained active in revising North Carolina’s expunction laws. The biggest changes came in S.L. 2021-118 (S 301), as amended by section 2.3 of S.L. 2021-167...
View ArticleTransitions in Defender Work at the School of Government
Dear Friends, I am writing to let you know of some changes in the work we do at the School of Government for defenders and others who work in the North Carolina court system. The short version is this:...
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