Publications Relevant to the Courts

Criminal Law & Court-Related Publications Available from the School of Government

Each subject below links to a list of publications offered by the UNC School of Government. Any additional links are sections of "North Carolina's Superior Court Judges' Benchbook", which can be acessed in its entirety here. NC Court officials wishing to obtain any publication listed below that is not available on-line should contact AOC purchasing.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS FROM THE SOG ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE BULLETIN

Motor Vehicle Checkpoints, AOJB Jeffrey B. Welty. Available online
Motions for Appropriate Relief, AOJB Jessica Smith. Available online
Understanding the New Confrontation Clause Analysis: Crawford, Davis, and Melendez-Diaz, AOJB Jessica Smith. Available online
Magistrate Procedures for Ordering Civil License Revocations and the Seizure and Impoundment of Motor Vehicles, AOJB Shea Riggsbee Denning. Available online
Expunction Guide: Types, Requirements, and Impact of 2009 Legislation, AOJB John Rubin. Available online
Criminal Procedure for Magistrates, AOJB [this document is no longer available online; an updated version, "Criminal Proceedings Before North Carolina Magistrates", can be purchased below] Jessica Smith. Available online
What’s Knoll Got to Do with It? Procedures in Implied Consent Cases to Prevent Dismissals Under Knoll, AOJB Shea Riggsbee Denning. Available online
Motions Procedures in Implied Consent Cases after State v. Fowler and State v. Palmer, AOJB Shea Riggsbee Denning. Available online
Prosecution and Law Enforcement Access to Information about Electronic Communications, AOJB Jeffrey B. Welty. Available online
Sexual Assault Cases Based on Conduct before 2001, AOJB Jeffrey B. Welty and James M. Markham. Available online
North Carolina’s Habitual Felon and Violent Habitual Felon Laws, AOJB Jeffrey B. Welty. Available online
The Criminal Indictment: Fatal Defect, Fatal Variance, and Amendment, AOJB Jessica Smith. Available online
The Magistrate’s Role in Involuntary Commitment, AOJB Joan G. Brannon. Available online
Selected Counsel Issues in North Carolina Criminal Cases, AOJB Jessica Smith. Available online
Pleas and Plea Negotiations in North Carolina Superior Court, AOJB Jessica Smith. Available online
Class 3 Misdemeanors and Infractions under the Guilty Plea Jurisdiction of Magistrates, AOJB Joan G. Brannon. Available online
Retroactivity of Judge-Made Rules, AOJB Jessica Smith. Available online
Limitations on a Judge’s Authority to Impose a More Severe Sentence after a Defendant’s Successful Appeal or Collateral Attack, AOJB Jessica Smith. Available online
Trial Judge’s Authority to Sua Sponte Correct Errors after Entry of Judgment in a Criminal Case, AOJB Jessica Smith. Available online
Administrative Per Se Requirements and Ignition Interlocks in Impaired Driving Offenses, AOJB James C. Drennan. Available online
Domestic Violence Special Pretrial Release and Other Issues, AOJB Joan G. Brannon. Available online
Two Issues in MAR Procedure: Hearings and Showing Required to Succeed on a MAR, AOJB Jessica Smith. Available online
Procedural Default in State and Federal Post-Conviction Proceedings, AOJB Jessica Smith. Available online
The Voluntary Intoxication Defense John Rubin. Available online
The Diminished Capacity Defense, AOJB John Rubin. Available online