By now the last fiscal year is pretty far back in everyone’s rear view mirror. Nevertheless, I am excited to share the North Carolina Judicial College’s annual report for 2025-26. Folks, we’ve been busy!
NC Criminal Law
on Thursday, September 17th, 2026
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A defendant who is in custody has a Fifth Amendment right to counsel during an interrogation.
A defendant has a Sixth Amendment right to counsel during interrogation by an officer or an informant about a pending charge after adversarial judicial proceedings for that charge have begun.
The core purpose of the Rules of Evidence is to achieve fairness, efficiency, and justice by ensuring that only relevant and reliable evidence is considered by the finder of fact. G.S. 8C-102(a).
A criminal charge contained in a pleading must be sufficiently definite to identify the offense, enable the defendant to prepare his or her defense, bar a subsequent prosecution for the same offense, and enable the court to impose judgment.
The state has a constitutional duty under the due process clause to disclose to the defendant any material evidence that is favorable to the defense for a trial or sentencing hearing. This duty applies in misdemeanor and felony cases.
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