Administration of Justice Bulletins

This page provides access to the texts of Administration of Justice Bulletins that discuss issues involving criminal law and procedure. School of Government copyright notice is found at the end of each Bulletin. Texts of bulletins published before 1998 are not provided here, with the exception of a 1992 and 1993 bulletin listed below.

AOJ Bulletin 2011/01
     One Trial Judge Overruling Another

AOJ Bulletin 2010/04
    Motor Vehicle Checkpoints

AOJ Bulletin 2010/03
     Motions for Appropriate Relief

AOJ Bulletin 2010/02
    Understanding the New Confrontation Clause Analysis: Crawford, Davis, and Melendez-Diaz

AOJ Bulletin 2010/01
    Magistrate Procedures for Ordering Civil License Revocations and the Seizure and Impoundment of Motor Vehicles

AOJ Bulletin 2009/10
    Expunction Guide: Types, Requirements, and Impact of 2009 Legislation

AOJ Bulletin 2009/09
     2009 Legislation Affecting Criminal Law Procedure

AOJ Bulletin 2009/08
     Criminal Procedure for Magistrates

AOJ Bulletin 2009/07
     What's Knoll Got to Do with It? Procedures in Implied Consent Cases to Prevent Dismissals Under Knoll

AOJ Bulletin 2009/06
     Motions Procedures in Implied Consent Cases after State v. Fowler and State v. Palmer

AOJ Bulletin 2009/05
     Prosecution and Law Enforcement Access to Information about Electronic Communications

AOJ Bulletin 2009/04
    Special Evidentiary Issues in Sexual Assault Cases: The Rape Shield Law and Evidence of Prior Sexual Misconduct by the Defendant

AOJ Bulletin 2009/01
    Sexual Assault Cases Based on Conduct before 2001

AOJ Bulletin 2008/07
    Evidence Issues in Criminal Cases Involving Child Victims and Child Witnesses

AOJ Bulletin 2008/06
     2008 Legislation Affecting Criminal Law and Procedure

AOJ Bulletin 2008/05
     Out-of-Term, Out-of-Session, Out-of-County

AOJ Bulletin 2008/04
     North Carolina’s Habitual Felon and Violent Habitual Felon Laws

AOJ Bulletin 2008/03
     The Criminal Indictment: Fatal Defect, Fatal Variance, and Amendment

AOJ Bulletin 2008/01
     2007 Legislation Affecting Criminal Law and Procedure
AOJ Bulletin 2007/06
     Criminal Procedure for Magistrates
AOJ Bulletin 2007/05
     The Magistrate's Role in Involuntary Commitment
AOJ Bulletin 2007/04
     Selected Counsel Issues in North Carolina Criminal Cases
AOJ Bulletin 2007/03
     2006 Legislation Affecting Criminal Law and Procedure
AOJ Bulletin 2007/01 (This is a view-only PDF. You may view this file on your computer and save it for future viewing, but you will not be able to print it. To purchase a printed version of this supplement, click here.)
     2006 Supplement to Arrest, Search, and Investigation
in North Carolina      (Third Edition 2003)
AOJ Bulletin 2005/08
     2005 Legislation Affecting Criminal Law and Procedure

AOJ Bulletin 2005/03
     Pleas and Plea Negotiations in North
Carolina Superior Court
AOJ Bulletin 2005/01
     Class 3 Misdemeanors and Infractions Under the Guilty Plea Jurisdiction of Magistrates
AOJ Bulletin 2004/10
     Retroactivity of Judge-Made Rules
AOJ Bulletin 2004/08
     Service of Process and the Military
AOJ Bulletin 2004/07
     International Service of Process Under the Hague Convention
AOJ Bulletin 2004/06
     2004 Legislation Affecting Criminal Law and Procedure
AOJ Bulletin 2003/03
     Limitations on a Judge's Authority to Impose a More Severe Sentence after a Defendant's Successful Appeal or Collateral Attack
AOJ Bulletin 2003/05
     2003 Legislation Affecting Criminal Law and Procedure
AOJ Bulletin 2003/02
     Trial Judge's Authority to Sua Sponte Correct Errors      After Entry of Judgment in a Criminal Case
AOJ Bulletin 2002/06
     2002 Legislation Affecting Criminal Law and Procedure
AOJ Bulletin 2002/04
     Administrative Per Se Requirements and Ignition Interlocks in Impaired Driving Offenses
AOJ Bulletin 2002/02
     2001 Legislation Affecting Criminal Law and Procedure
AOJ Bulletin 2001/06 | Domestic Violence Crimes Chart
     Domestic Violence Special Pretrial Release and Other Issues
AOJ Bulletin 2001/04
     Two Issues in MAR Procedure: Hearings and Showing Required To Succeed on a MAR
AOJ Bulletin 2001/01
     Procedural Default in State & Federal Post-Conviction Proceedings
AOJ Bulletin 2000/03
     2000 Legislation Affecting Criminal Law and Procedure
AOJ Bulletin 99/05
     1999 Legislation Affecting Criminal Law and Procedure
AOJ Bulletin 99/01
     Update to Book, Law of Sentencing, Probation, & Parole in NC
AOJ Bulletin 98/05
     1998 Legislation Affecting Criminal Law and Procedure
AOJ Bulletin 98/02
     Religion in the Courtroom

AOJ Bulletin 97/03
     1997 Legislation Affecting Criminal Law and Procedure

AOJ Bulletin 96/03
     1996 Legislation Affecting Criminal Law and Procedure

AOJ Bulletin 95/03
     1995 Legislation Affecting Criminal Law and Procedure
AOJ Bulletin 93/01
     The Voluntary Intoxication Defense
AOJ Bulletin 92/01
     The Diminished Capacity Defense