Week in Review: July 6-10
Happy Friday Readers! 2nd week in July done and over, but was plenty busy for OJD. Webinars, meetings, court, you name it! So here’s your weekly recap plus a great tip. Tip of the Week: Tip of the Week – My Client is in Detention… How Do I Find Them? There are currently eight detention centers in North Carolina: 1. Alexander Juvenile Detention Center in Taylorsville2. Cabarrus Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Concord3. Cumberland Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Fayetteville4. New Ha
Week in Review June 29-July 2
Happy Holiday Weekend Readers! A short week for OJD but full of work and planning. No tip, but we have a few events coming up for you and that’ll close out this blog. Webinars & CLE Opportunities 1. July 9, 2020 6:00-8:00 OJD along with Dorothy Hairston-Mitchell of the NCCU School of Law and The Virtual Justice Project, are hosting: The State of Our Mental Health Part I: Presented by Cindy Cottle, Ph.D., April Harris-Britt, Ph.D. and Brett Bowers, LCMHCS, LCAS, NCC, MAC. This is a NON-CLE acti
Week in Review: June 22-26
Another week down Readers! How are you feeling? Ready to get off, grab some ice cold lemonade and enjoy some front porch action? Us too, so let’s get down to business. TIP OF THE WEEK! District court is generally not a court of record, however juvenile delinquency court is a court of record. That means that you are creating a record for use on appeal if that becomes necessary at the conclusion of your case. In addition to making sure you preserve the record for appeal (more on that later), you
Week in Review: June 15-19
Here’s to another Friday in the books! Couple announcements and a bit of history today, and of course your weekly tip. Thanks for all that you continue to do. Tip of the Week – Building Trust Investing time is the single most important strategy for building trust and rapport with your client. You need to listen and ask questions without judgment, and explain why you need to ask certain questions. Allow your client the opportunity, and encourage him/her to ask questions as well. Be sure to expla
Week in Review: June 8-12
Welcome to the start of your weekend, but of course we couldn’t leave without another week in review. Tip of the Week Before You Plea: Talk to your client about the impacts of an adjudication. While not as public as adult criminal convictions, juvenile adjudications may impact the following: immigration status, educational placement, housing conditions, eligibility to play sports, placement on a sex offender registry (in N.C. or other states) and others. Always consider the long-term consequence
Week in Review: June 1-5
Hey Readers! There are just a few reminders this week, and new tip on discovery. As always, we thank you so much for the work you do defending children. TIP OF THE WEEK The Juvenile Code has similar discovery rules to those followed in adult criminal court except that in juvenile court you are entitled to discovery in both felony and misdemeanor cases. N.C.G.S. §7B-2300 provides for mandatory discovery upon the filing of a motion for discovery. Some jurisdictions are refusing to provide discover
Week in Review: May 25-29
We’re already back at the weekend AND greeting June on Sunday. Can you believe how time flies? Who would think when we’re all home, all the time. We hope your Memorial Day weekend was restful! Tip of the Week – Building Trust Especially during the era of Covid-19, innvesting time is the single most important strategy for building trust and rapport with your client. You need to listen and ask questions without judgment, and explain why you need to ask certain questions. Allow your client the oppo
*Edited* Week in Review: May 18-22
You know what happens when you try to be proactive? Ask LaTobia 😀 (My apologies for the super early morning 12:45 blog post, clearly AM and PM are the same to me haha!) Thank you to everyone that attended our first Online CLE! And a MAJOR thank you to Michelle Duprey for presenting on Video Conference Secure Custody. We hope you gained some insightful information and if you have any questions, please feel free to contact the office. Also! Don’t forget about the course evaluation! Keeping it sh
Week in Review: May 11-15
Another week down, many more more to go. Thank you for coming back to read another week in review with OJD. There’s a few webinars we want to tell you about and as always, a Tip of the Week. Short and sweet so you can go grill some hot dogs in this nice weather (save a burnt one for LaTobia) 😀 TIP OF THE WEEK When Should I Receive the Disposition Report? You should try to receive the disposition report prior to the dispositional hearing to review with your client. If possible, try to get a co
Week in Review: May 4-8
Thanks for stopping by for another Week in Review! Plenty of meetings and calls this week as NC gears up to reopen our courts and we’re so ready to share new ways to pursue juvenile justice in this new time. Remember, if you have any questions or suggestions, we are more than willing to help. Also! OJD is looking to develop and provide webinar training to our Juvenile Defenders throughout this pandemic. We are currently requesting topics and information you would like to have discussed. Please