North Carolina Criminal Law

The jury in the Lindsay Clancy case was in its seventh day of deliberations when we posted last week’s News Roundup. Later that day, the trial judge declared a mistrial; jurors had reported on three occasions that they were unable to reach a verdict. The prosecutor said there would not be an immediate decision about whether to retry 36-year-old Clancy for killing her three yo...

Under G.S. 15A-1340.14(b)(6), an additional sentencing point applies “[i]f all the elements of the present offense are included in any prior offense for which the offender was convicted, whether or not the prior offense or offenses were used in determining prior record level.” It’s just one point. But if it’s the point that pushes a defendant into the next record level column...

A new Administration of Justice Bulletin on Money Laundering under G.S. 14-118.8 is now available here. I previously posted about the relatively new statutory offense

This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on September 2, 2026.

Where there is insufficient evidence in the record to determine whether the Defendant’s right to a speedy trial was violated, the Court cannot evaluate the Defendant’s claim of ineffective assistance.

As of this morning, the jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial remains deadlocked for the seventh day. Clancy, accused of killing her three children, faces charges including murder, second-degree murder, and manslaughter, or may be found not criminally responsible