In August 2000, the North Carolina General Assembly enacted the Indigent Defense Services Act, which created the Office of Indigent Defense Services and charged it with overseeing and enhancing the provision of legal representation to indigent defendants and others entitled to counsel under North Carolina law. The School of Government collaborates with the Office of Indigent Defense Services to create quality, cost-effective indigent defense education, including innovative training programs, manuals, and online resources, to ensure that indigent defenders have the qualifications, training, and support they need to be effective.
UPCOMING TRAININGS
- Appellate Advocacy Training: October 23-25, 2024
- Misdemeanor Defender Training: November 12-15, 2024
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
- New Blog Post: The Fourth Circuit Weighs in on THC-O and “Synthetic” THC (October 2024) by Phil Dixon
- New Blog Post: State v. McLean Clarifies the Timeframe for Giving Oral Notice of Appeal to the Court of Appeal (September 2024) by Phil Dixon
- New Blog Post: Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (September 2024) by Phil Dixon
- New Blog Post: Advice for Defenders Handling H & I Felonies in District Court (September 2024) by Phil Dixon
New Blog Post: Court of Appeals Holds Sight and Odor of Cannabis = Probable Cause (August 2024) by Phil Dixon
New Blog Post: A Respondent Parent’s Right to Retain Counsel: Lessons from a New Court of Appeals Decision, In re A.K. (August 2024) by Timothy Heinle
New Blog Post: Smith v. Arizona and Retroactivity (August 2024) by Phil Dixon
New Podcast: Click here to access all episodes of the NC Criminal Debrief Podcast by Phil Dixon
New On-Demand Content: Click here to view our on-demand content.
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