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Episode 26: NC Criminal Debrief

SOG Applications Team July 7, 2026

This episode covers recent decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court and the North Carolina Supreme Court addressing Second Amendment rights and marijuana use, jury selection, and probable cause in the age of legal cannabis.

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Episode 40: Perry, Friend, and Whitt

SOG Applications Team July 7, 2026

In this episode, Hyde and Holbrook discuss three cases decided by the North Carolina appellate courts in March and April 2026. In State v. Perry, No. 64PA24 (N.C. March 20, 2026), the Supreme Court found sufficient evidence to withstand a defendant’s motion to dismiss the charge of armed robbery. In State […]

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Episode 39: Cole, Williams, and Thomas

SOG Applications Team June 15, 2026

In this episode, Hyde and Holbrook discuss three cases decided by the North Carolina Appellate Courts in March and April 2026. In State v. Cole, No. COA24-563 (N.C. Ct. App. April 1, 2026), the Court of Appeals found no error in the trial court’s instructing the jury on the felony […]

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Episode 38: Butler, Smathers, and Sloan

SOG Applications Team May 28, 2026

In this episode, Hyde and Holbrook discuss three cases decided by the North Carolina Court of Appeals on March 18, 2026. In State v. Butler, No. COA25-9 (N.C. Ct. App. March 18, 2026), the Court of Appeals found insufficient evidence of serious bodily injury to support a conviction for assault […]

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Episode 37: Barbour, Hollis, and Hunt

SOG Applications Team May 12, 2026

In this episode, Hyde and Holbrook discuss three cases decided by the North Carolina Court of Appeals on March 4, 2026. In State v. Barbour, COA24-664 (N.C. Ct. App. Mar. 4, 2026), the Court of Appeals held the State presented sufficient evidence contradicting the defendant’s castle doctrine defense to warrant […]