It’s been a while since I last posted an updated flow chart for sex offender registration and satellite-based monitoring (SBM). In the past I tried to cram the entire thing into a one-page, two-sided format. As the statutes and case law have evolved, that has become essentially impossible. The one-page format was also hard to read, mobile-unfriendly, and not compliant with accessibility standards for screen readers. So here we are, with a new 12-page outline that maybe isn’t technically a...
NC Criminal Law
on Thursday, March 12th, 2026
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Even if he does not testify, the defendant may offer evidence of a “pertinent trait” of his character. G.S. 8C-404(a)(1).
The superior court has jurisdiction to accept a guilty plea to a misdemeanor tendered in lieu of a felony charge.
Venue to try an accessory after the fact is proper in any county where the principal could be prosecuted or in the county where the defendant committed acts that form the basis of the charge of accessory after the fact.
The Double Jeopardy Clause does not prohibit multiple punishments for offenses when one is include within the other under the Blockburger test if both are tried at the same time and if the legislature specifically authorizes cumulative punishment for both offenses.
The state is not barred from recharging an offense if it was dismissed because the state’s motion to continue was denied.
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