News Roundup

Published for NC Criminal Law on March 27, 2020.

Again this week the coronavirus pandemic was the dominant news story across the nation, with many communities around North Carolina issuing stay at home orders directing residents to avoid leaving their homes except for essential activities.  We continue to be grateful for the efforts of North Carolinians on the front lines of the pandemic – healthcare providers, emergency responders, law enforcement, state and local government officials and employees, and those who work in essential businesses.  Keep reading for more news. Criminal Law Update.  If you are reading the News Roundup before 1 p.m. then you still have time to join Shea Jamie, and Jonathan for a Criminal Law Update delivered directly to wherever you are through a Zoom Meeting video conference.  As Shea described earlier this week, in person conferences and other trainings are on hold for the time being so case updates are going digital.  Today’s forum will include discussion of notable recent criminal law decisions by the appellate courts.  See Shea’s post here for details about how to join the Zoom Meeting. Hoover.  The Charlotte Observer reports that Mecklenburg Superior Court Judge Donnie Hoover’s wife Josephine has been hospitalized after testing positive for the novel coronavirus.  Hoover now is awaiting his own test results.  Our thoughts and hopes for a speedy recovery are with Judge Hoover and his family. Home Confinement.  ABC News reports that Attorney General William Barr said in a press conference on Thursday that he has issued recommendations to the Federal Bureau of Prisons to explore [...]