crimes and elements

7 min read 2022-05-27 05:13:27

Disturbing Behavior, Harassment and Threats to Public Employees

Editor’s Note: This post has been updated in response to helpful feedback from a reader. A few weeks ago, my colleague Jill Moore asked me to

8 min read 2022-05-03 23:52:57

I am an avid watcher of television legal dramas—although I can’t say whether that is because of or in spite of my profession. Even so, it is easy

3 min read 2022-02-23 22:43:29

In an earlier post, I wrote that simple possession of fentanyl was a misdemeanor Schedule II offense under then-current law. No more. Effective Dec.

7 min read 2022-02-09 03:44:02

Near the end of last year, the North Carolina Supreme Court decided State v. Taylor, 2021-NCSC-164, 866 S.E.2d 740 (2021), and we summarized the

5 min read 2022-02-01 23:35:57

February tends to be a very popular month for sports. The Super Bowl is around the corner, NCAA basketball is heating up with conference games, we

6 min read 2021-12-08 01:06:11

Most of us, at one point or another, have dedicated a day of the week to running our personal errands. That day might consist of going to the grocery

1 min read 2021-10-14 01:15:52

Last month, the Court of Appeals decided State v. Austin, ___ N.C. App. ___, 2021-NCCOA-494 (Sept. 21, 2021), and a summary of the opinion is

1 min read 2021-09-23 04:51:22

North Carolina’s law governing the disclosure and release of body-worn camera footage took center stage last spring following the shooting of

1 min read 2021-09-14 19:27:30

Cannabis news abounds: Virginia legalized recreational marijuana for adults 21 and up this year; our General Assembly has been considering a

1 min read 2021-09-14 04:08:26

The North Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice recommended in a 2020 report that state and local law enforcement agencies enact

7 min read 2021-04-14 21:01:02

Last week, President Biden announced several new executive actions on firearms, including: calling for an updated report on firearms trafficking;

7 min read 2021-04-14 21:01:02

Last week, President Biden announced several new executive actions on firearms, including: calling for an updated report on firearms trafficking;

4 min read 2021-01-25 23:43:39

In a previous blog post, I wrote about an inquiry we received at the School of Government about North Carolina General Statute Section 14-51,

7 min read 2021-01-12 21:26:39

As I write this post, news headlines continue to be dominated by coverage of the violence that occurred at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th. Dozens of

7 min read 2020-06-08 21:00:37

We previously reported on North Carolina state and county-level criminal charging data. In our earlier report (here) we provided data on charges,