North Carolina Criminal Law

On Monday, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari review in Jouppi v. Alaska, a case involving a bush pilot’s appeal of the forfeiture of his $95,000 airplane because his passenger’s grocery bags contained three cases of beer (at least a ...

It’s the day of trial in superior court and final motions and notices are being exchanged before the jury pool comes in. Amidst the sharing of witness lists, motions to sequester, and motions in limine, an issue comes up. Has the defendant been arraigned?

Different judicial districts have different approaches to calendaring arraignments. In some jurisdictions, arrai...

This post summarizes criminal law and related cases released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during June of 2026. Cases of potential interest to state practitioners are summarized monthly. Previous summaries of Fourth Circuit are available

This post summarizes the lone published opinion in a criminal case issued by the North Carolina Court of Appeals on July 15, 2026.

(1) Possession of multiple concealed firearms on a single occasion is a single offense. (2) The trial court erred by imposing a 24-month period of probation as a community punishment without making specific findings. (3) The tria...

Local prosecutors in Minneapolis say they have received evidence from federal authorities pertaining to the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ICE agents in January. For months since the killings,...