North Carolina Clerk of Superior Court Procedures Manual

North Carolina Clerk of Superior Court Procedures Manual
Author: Joan G. Brannon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1662
Release: 2003-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781560114291

A complete set of the manuals used by North Carolina Superior Court Clerks and their staff. Volume One includes an overview of the clerk¿s office and sets out the law and practice applicable to criminal and civil courtroom procedures and child support procedures before the clerk. Volume Two covers estates, adjudication of incompetence, guardianships, trusts, and special proceedings.

Raising Issues of Race in North Carolina Criminal Cases

Raising Issues of Race in North Carolina Criminal Cases
Author: Alyson Grine
Publisher:
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2014-11-12
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781560117599

View this manual, a reference in the School's Indigent Defense Manual Series, free of charge at defendermanuals.sog.unc.edu. Raising Issues of Race in North Carolina Criminal Cases is a resource for public defenders and appointed counsel who represent poor people accused of crimes. This publication is also useful to judges, prosecutors, and others who work to safeguard the integrity of the court system. The book describes the ways in which considerations of race may improperly enter into the conduct of a criminal case, and gathers, organizes, and analyzes the law on the intersection of race and the criminal justice system. Ten chapters cover a variety of topics, such as: -stops, searches, and arrests; -eyewitness identification; -pretrial release; -selective prosecution; -composition of grand and trial juries; -trial issues; and -sentencing.

Probation Violations in North Carolina

Probation Violations in North Carolina
Author: James M. Markham
Publisher: Unc School of Government
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Probation
ISBN: 9781560119418

There are over 80,000 people on probation in North Carolina. This book sets out the law and procedure of how probation officers and the court system respond to violations of probation with a focus on the courts' limited authority to revoke probation, after the Justice Reinvestment Act of 2011.

North Carolina Defender Manual

North Carolina Defender Manual
Author: John Rubin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 536
Release: 2020-09-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781642380088

Volume Two of the North Carolina Defender Manual is a resource for public defenders and appointed counsel who represent poor people accused of crimes. The book focuses primarily on criminal procedure at the trial stage. Chapters cover a variety of topics, such as personal rights of the defendant, selection of the jury, opening and closing arguments, witness examination, and appeals, post-conviction litigation, and writs.

North Carolina Notary Public Manual, 2016

North Carolina Notary Public Manual, 2016
Author: North Carolina Department of the
Publisher: WWW.Snowballpublishing.com
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2018-11-13
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781684116577

The office of notary public has a long and proud history in our society. Their work is rarely glamorous, but it is so important that the highest courts in the nation routinely accept properly notarized documents as evidence in legal matters. In fact, the law governing notaries gives them the same mission as sworn law enforcement officers, "to serve and protect."

North Carolina Sentencing Handbook with Felony, Misdemeanor, and DWI Sentencing Grids 2018

North Carolina Sentencing Handbook with Felony, Misdemeanor, and DWI Sentencing Grids 2018
Author: James M. Markham
Publisher: Unc School of Government
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-11
Genre: Criminal law
ISBN: 9781560119357

This book is a step-by-step guide to the sentencing of felonies, misdemeanors, and impaired driving in North Carolina. It includes the felony and misdemeanor sentencing grids that apply under Structured Sentencing and a table showing the different sentencing levels for DWI. The book also includes materials on diversion programs (deferred prosecution and conditional discharge), probation supervision, fines and fees, and sex offender registration.

Defining Drug Courts

Defining Drug Courts
Author: National Association of Drug Court Professionals. Drug Court Standards Committee
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1997
Genre: Drug courts
ISBN:

North Carolina Civil Commitment Manual

North Carolina Civil Commitment Manual
Author: John Rubin
Publisher: Indigent Defense Manual
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2011
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781560116646

View this manual, a reference in the School's Indigent Defense Manual Series, free of charge at defendermanuals.sog.unc.edu. The North Carolina Civil Commitment Manual is designed to assist the attorney representing a respondent or minor in civil commitment proceedings. It reviews North Carolina mental health and substance abuse laws pertaining to inpatient and outpatient commitments and admissions. It analyzes in depth the relevant statutes in Chapter 122C of the North Carolina General Statutes and applicable case law. It also discusses the collateral consequences resulting from commitment and the special provisions on commitment of respondents involved with the criminal justice system. Although the manual's focus is on commitments and admissions requiring judicial review, and thus on proceedings requiring the appointment of counsel, the manual is a clear, usable resource for anyone who works in this challenging area of law.