A new Administration of Justice Bulletin on Rebuttable Presumptions Against Pretrial Release is now available. I previously blogged about these types of presumptions here, and this bulletin expands on the subject.
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NC Criminal Law
on Wednesday, August 5th, 2026
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A court should allow a defendant who moves to withdraw a guilty plea before sentencing to withdraw the plea for any “fair and just” reason.
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.
A defendant who is in custody has a Fifth Amendment right to counsel during an interrogation.
Unlike “character,” which refers to a person’s general disposition or personality trait, a “habit” is a person’s regular response to a repeated, specific situation. Evidence of a person’s habit may be introduced to show that the person’s conduct was in conformity with that habit on a particular occasion. G.S. 8C-406.
A trial judge may permit any party to introduce additional evidence at any time before verdict. See G.S. 15A-1226(b).
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