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North Carolina Defender Manual

Author : John Rubin

Publisher : Unc School of Government

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 43,30 MB

Release : 2013-10-14

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ISBN : 9781560117438

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View this manual, a reference in the School's Indigent Defense Manual Series, free of charge at defendermanuals.sog.unc.edu. Volume One 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 on the principal areas of pretrial criminal procedure in North Carolina. Fifteen chapters cover a variety of topics, such as: capacity to proceed; discovery;criminal pleadings; speedy trial; and suppression motions. The manual includes cases decided by the courts through June 30, 2013, and legislation enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly through the end of its 2013 legislative session. Volume Two, Trial, which focuses primarily on criminal procedure at the trial stage, is also available (https: //www.sog.unc.edu/publications/books/north-carolina-defender-manual-volume-two-trial-second-edition).



North Carolina Defender Manual

Author : John Rubin

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Page : 536 pages

File Size : 26,53 MB

Release : 2020-09-15

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ISBN : 9781642380088

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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.



Raising Issues of Race in North Carolina Criminal Cases

Author : Alyson Grine

Publisher :

Page : 374 pages

File Size : 50,95 MB

Release : 2014-11-12

Category : Law

ISBN : 9781560117599

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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.



North Carolina Defender Manual

Author : John Rubin

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Page : 442 pages

File Size : 22,32 MB

Release : 2002-02-01

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ISBN : 9781560114147

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Useful reference for public defenders and others who work in the North Carolina criminal courts.



North Carolina Notary Public Manual, 2016

Author : North Carolina Department of the

Publisher : WWW.Snowballpublishing.com

Page : 178 pages

File Size : 49,30 MB

Release : 2018-11-13

Category : Law

ISBN : 9781684116577

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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 Juvenile Defender Manual, 2017

Author : John Rubin

Publisher : Indigent Defense Manual

Page : 347 pages

File Size : 12,46 MB

Release : 2018-03

Category : Law

ISBN : 9781560119180

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This manual provides relevant law and practice pointers for attorneys representing juveniles in delinquency proceedings, from intake to disposition and beyond. The topics include: petition and summons, custody hearings, probable cause and transfer hearings, discovery, motions to suppress, plea negotiations, adjudicatory hearings, dispositional hearings, probation, commitment, appeals, and expunction. View this manual, a reference in the School's Indigent Defense Manual Series, free of charge at defendermanuals.sog.unc.edu.



North Carolina Civil Commitment Manual

Author : John Rubin

Publisher : Indigent Defense Manual

Page : 321 pages

File Size : 50,78 MB

Release : 2011

Category : Law

ISBN : 9781560116646

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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.





North Carolina Guardianship Manual

Author : John L. Saxon

Publisher : North Carolina Indigent Defens

Page : 162 pages

File Size : 33,36 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Law

ISBN : 9781560115809

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The North Carolina Guardianship Manual discusses the role and responsibilities of attorneys who are appointed to represent allegedly incapacitated respondents in adult guardianship proceedings. It summarizes and analyzes relevant provisions of North Carolina's guardianship law (Chapter 35A of the North Carolina General Statutes) and discusses in depth the standards for determining incapacity, appointment of guardians, and other significant aspects of guardianship proceedings. View this manual, a reference in the School's Indigent Defense Manual Series, free of charge at defendermanuals.sog.unc.edu.



Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Author : American Bar Association. House of Delegates

Publisher : American Bar Association

Page : 216 pages

File Size : 20,56 MB

Release : 2007

Category : Law

ISBN : 9781590318737

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The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.