Resources for North Carolina Superior Court Judges

Past Programs

Post-Conviction Proceedings

November 20, 2009

For more information, contact Jessie Smith or Jessica O'Sullivan

• Agenda
• Procedural Issues Pertaining to Motions for Appropriate Relief (MARs) - Jessie Smith
  • Suggested Readings
    • Motions for Appropriate Relief: Grounds That May Be Asserted and Timing Rules for Asserting Them
    • Procedural Default in State and Federal Post-Conviction Proceedings
    • Two Isses in MAR Procedure: Hearings and Showing Required to Succeed on a MAR
  • Handout
• MARs Challenging Guilty Pleas - Jessie Smith
  • Pleas and Plea Negotiations in North Carolina Superior Court
• MARs Asserting Ineffective Assistance of Counsel - Jessie Smith
  • Counsel Issues
  • Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claims
• Post-Conviction Sex Offender Proceedings - Jamie Markham
  • Handout
• Post-Conviction Claims: Sentencing Errors - Jamie Markham
  • Questions and Answers
• Habeas Corpus - Jessie Smith
  • Habeas Corpus