Iryna’s Law pushed Wake County’s jail past capacity and reversed the presumption of release. Here is what that means for your first bond hearing.
Withdrawing a guilty plea is far harder after sentencing. How Motions for Appropriate Relief work in North Carolina, and why most fail.
Forensic genetic genealogy identified a man missing 26 years. The same method builds cold case prosecutions. What NC defense lawyers should demand in discovery.
The Fourth Circuit’s Ellis decision shows how little a judge must do to partially close a courtroom – and why the objection matters.
NC’s 2024 amendments brought AI-altered images within the sexual exploitation statutes. Here is what they reach, and what they still do not.
Invoking the Fifth Amendment is a constitutional choice, not an admission. What a contentious Senate hearing teaches witnesses in NC.
US homicides are on track for a historic low, but reported drug offenses rose 12 percent. Here is what that gap means for NC defendants.
The Fourth Circuit’s decision in United States v. Clay shows how narrow “unwaivable” conflicts are and how fast the Rule 33 clock runs.
The Supreme Court will decide in Jouppi v. Alaska whether courts weigh a defendant’s actual conduct or abstract harm under the Excessive Fines Clause.
A high-profile motion in the Eastern District of NC illustrates vindictive prosecution, selective prosecution, and Fourth Amendment suppression claims.
