Courts and Judicial Administration

Managing the Capital Case in North Carolina

This course provides skills-based training in capital litigation, including coverage of constitutional and statutory framework; pretrial issues; jury issues; case management; guilt and penalty phase issues; aggravating and mitigating circumstances; and ethics. Students also learn the “golden rules” of capital litigation to avoid reversal as well as best practices and protocols for case management.

Attendees

Superior Court judges

Duration

TBA

Site
Information

TBA

Credit

CJE credit

Faculty
Coordinator

Jessica Smith