This post was originally published on this siteThis post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on September 17, 2025. Trial court erred by conducting summary criminal contempt proceedings when the defendant’s conduct constituted…

This post was originally published on this siteSeveral criminal statutes include the provision that a person who commits the offense prescribed is guilty of a designated class of offense “unless the conduct is covered under some other provision of law…

This post was originally published on this siteJasveen Sangha, dubbed the “Ketamine Queen,” pled guilty on Wednesday to selling Matthew Perry the drugs that resulted in his death, as reported by the AP and ABC news. Perry was found dead…

This post was originally published on this siteMy colleagues have been blogging about some of the changes to our criminal law wrought by recent legislation. Session Law 2025-70 also amends G.S. 15A-1415, which governs the grounds that a defendant may…

This post was originally published on this siteThe Alamo announced last week that it’s got Pee-wee’s stolen red bicycle, as foretold in the 1985 film “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure.” But the bike is not in the basement. The AP reports that…

This post was originally published on this siteAfter State v. Singleton, 386 N.C. 183 (2024), an indictment is not rendered facially invalid by failure to allege all the elements of a crime. One issue that remains unresolved is the consequence…

This post was originally published on this siteThis post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on July 2, 2025. Smell of marijuana justified a warrantless search of the juvenile’s vehicle. In the Matter…

This post was originally published on this siteA new Administration of Justice Bulletin on Double Jeopardy in North Carolina is now available. I previously posted about double jeopardy here (When is Double Jeopardy a Rule of Evidence?) and here (Kidnapping…

This post was originally published on this siteThe defendant in State v. Meadows, No. COA24-149 (N.C. Ct. App. May 7, 2025), was convicted of murder based on evidence that he and two other men broke into the victim’s home and…

This post was originally published on this siteThe top story this week is that Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton has been charged with DUI, per this story from the UPI and AP. Retton, 57, became the first American woman…