Episode 17: Meadows, Ducker, and Townsend

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Episode 17: Meadows, Ducker, and Townsend

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In this episode, Hyde and Holbrook discuss three cases decided by the North Carolina Court of Appeals in May 2025. In State v. Meadows, COA24-149 (N.C. Ct. App. May 7, 2025), the Court of Appeals awarded a new trial where defense counsel impliedly admitted the defendant’s guilt to the jury without the defendant’s consent (Harbison error). In State v. Ducker, COA24-373 (N.C. Ct. App. May 7, 2025), the Court of Appeals held that G.S. 14-415.1 (possession of a firearm by a felon) is not unconstitutional either facially or as applied under the state and federal constitution. And in State v. Townsend, COA24-431 (N.C. Ct. App. May 21, 2025), the Court of Appeals found no error in the trial court’s jury instructions on self-defense, rejecting the defendant’s argument that felony possession of marijuana cannot serve as a disqualifying felony under G.S. 14-51.4.