Episode 21: NC Criminal Debrief
This episode covers recent cases from the North Carolina Court of Appeals and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on criminal contempt, drug recognition expert testimony, cannabis, and search and seizure.
This episode covers recent cases from the North Carolina Court of Appeals and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on criminal contempt, drug recognition expert testimony, cannabis, and search and seizure.
In this episode, Hyde and Holbrook discuss two cases decided by the North Carolina Court of Appeals on June 18, 2025. In State v. Tate, COA24-450 (N.C. Ct. App. June 18, 2025), the Court of Appeals rejected the defendant’s Confrontation Clause challenge to the trial court’s admission of DNA results absent an opportunity […]
In this episode, Hyde and Holbrook discuss three cases decided by the North Carolina Court of Appeals on June 4, 2025. In State v. Arrington, COA24-688 (N.C. Ct. App. June 4, 2025), the Court of Appeals found no impropriety when the prosecutor told the jury that a State’s witness was […]
This episode covers new state legislation affecting criminal law, including the new crime of exposing a child to a controlled substance and a new cap on the time in which state post-conviction relief can be sought, as well as a recent Confrontation Clause case from the North Carolina Court of […]
In this episode, Hyde and Holbrook discuss three cases decided by the North Carolina Appellate Courts in May 2025. In State v. Chambers, No. 56PA24 (N.C. May 23, 2025), the Supreme Court held that substitution of a juror after deliberations have begun (per G.S. 15A-1215(a)) does not violate a defendant’s […]
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 […]
This episode covers recent developments in North Carolina regarding juror substitutions during deliberations, self-defense law, and constitutional challenges to NC’s firearm by felon law, as well as the recent en banc decision by the Fourth Circuit on geofencing warrants and more.
In this episode, Hyde and Holbrook discuss three cases decided by the North Carolina Court of Appeals on April 16, 2025. In State v. Peters, COA24-475, the Court of Appeals concluded that the trial court’s findings on the defendant’s motion to suppress did not resolve the question of whether the defendant […]
In this episode, Hyde and Holbrook discuss three cases decided by the North Carolina Appellate Courts in March and April 2025. In State v. Fenner, 289PA23 (N.C. Mar. 21, 2025), the North Carolina Supreme Court held that the trial court complied with the colloquy required by G.S. 15A-1242 despite a […]