Faculty Papers
This page provides access to the texts of papers on various criminal law topics that School of Government faculty members have prepared for conferences or for other purposes. These papers may be updated from time to time if new cases or legislation affect their content.
Appellate Cases: Structured Sentencing Act and Firearm Enhancement
Arizona v. Gant and Search Incident to Arrest
Berghuis v. Thompkins and Waiver of Miranda Rights
Blakely v. Washington and Blakely Bill
Boykin v. Alabama and Use of Invalid Guilty Pleas
Child Evidence Issues March 2007 Supplement to Crawford v. Washington: Confrontation One Year Later
Crawford v. Washington: Confrontation One Year Later
Criminal Pleadings and Double Jeopardy Issues
The Diminished Capacity Defense
GPS Tracking Devices and the Fourth Amendment
Juvenile Delinquency Appellate Cases
Legislative Response to State v. Byrd
Maryland v. Shatzer and Interrogation After Assertion of Right to Counsel
Melendez-Diaz & Admissibility of Forensic Lab Reports & Chemical Analyst Affidavits
Melendez-Diaz & 2009 North Carolina Legislation
Montejo v. Louisiana and Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel
Probation Reform: Summary and Analysis of Session Law 2009-372 (S 920)
2007 Supplement to North Carolina Capital Case Law Handbook, Second Edition, 2004 (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.)
2008 Cumulative Supplement to North Carolina Crimes: A Guidebook on the Elements of Crime, Sixth Edition, 2007 (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. The printed version will be published in early February 2009. You will be able to purchase the printed version of this supplement by clicking here.)
The "Or" Issue in Criminal Pleadings, Jury Instructions, and Verdicts
Punishments for North Carolina Crimes and Motor Vehicle Offenses: 2008 Cumulative Supplement (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.)
Sex Offender Registration Obligations
Subpoenas and Mental Health Records
