Central Youth Defender Forum: “Defending Youth Charged with Violent Offenses’
Watch our Central Youth Defender Forum: "Defending Youth Charged with Violent Offenses" recap video! We had a great time with defenders from the central and western region of NC.
From a Lawyer’s View: Juvenile First-Degree Murder Training Recap
Last week, OJD held its inaugural Juvenile First Degree Murder Training. Over 80 attorneys and defense team members from all over the state came to learn about representing children charged with this serious offense in both in district and superior courts. Thank you to everyone that joined and made this first training a great success!With the implementation of Raise the Age in 2019, many cases for 16 and 17 year old youth that previously started in adult court now start in juvenile court. Notici
Week in Review: January 23-27
Last Friday of January is in the works! This week OJD has a new 6 Questions in (Not Really) 60 Seconds with Eric Zogry, State Juvenile Defender, a new OJD Sponsored CLE, a great blog post from Jacqui Greene at the School of Government, and a Save the Date coming to you from The Gault Center. Let’s get to it!6 Questions in (Not Really) 60 Seconds with Eric Zogry, State Juvenile DefenderNEW OJD CLE! Back to Basics: Juvenile Delinquency 101Join Assistant Juvenile Defender Burcu Hensley and Assistan
From A Lawyer’s View: Upcoming OJD Training You Don’t Want to Miss!
Defenders!We hope your 2023 in off to great to start! As we get into the swing of the new year, OJD wanted to make sure you knew about our new Back to Basics component of our virtual training series. In 2022, we introduced our monthly virtual series and training calendar which gives defenders a forecast of our upcoming virtual trainings and the ability to pre-register. OJD wants to continue to provide trainings on a wide array of topics while also responding to many of the requests that we’ve r
Week In Review: November 14-18
Hello From Friday! This week, we’re sharing a new tip about sex offense registration and have a reminder to share! And don’t forget, if you’re interested in contributing to the OJD weekly blog with a submission about court experience, a tip, or anything you can think of, please feel free to reach out to LaTobia.Tip of the Week: Sex Offender Registration in Juvenile CourtThe impact of sexual offenses in juvenile court often create confusion with the youth, the parents/caretakers, alleged victims,
Week in Review: October 10-14
Friday is here! Today is day one of the Gault Center Youth Defender Leadership Summit and OJD is logged into Zoom to gain new ways to help our state’s youth and those who work so hard to advocate for change. This week, we’re sharing a tip and a reminder, Burcu’s 6 questions & gearing up for our next Forum!Tip of the WeekSuppression motions aren’t often used in the District Court setting (outside DWI cases), however juvenile court offers many opportunities for suppression. The juvenile code outl
Week in Review: Sept 26-30
Rainy Friday in the Tarheel State that has plans to stay around all weekend. We hope everyone stays safe and warm as we wrap up September. Tip of the Week – Before You PleaseTalk 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.
*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
Video Conference Secure Custody Training Announcement!
Tomorrow is the BIG day for OJD. Our first Online CLE hosted on the Webex platform. The training room will open at 11:00 AM EST and we will begin the training at on or before 11:10 to allow everyone time to join and Michelle to be introduced. Going to be out and about? Or on the go? There is a Webex App that you can download to watch the webinar as well. Just visit your iOS App Store or Google Playstore and search Webex. See you tomorrow morning!
Week in Review: Feb 9-13
Good Morning Readers! We know it has been a chaotic week and one filled with a bit of stress. So we’ll keep it light and airy, an easy blog post for your enjoyment. Appeals Tip of the Week: Courtesy of David Andrews, Office of the Appellate Defender Suppression motions and contested adjudicatory hearings – If the suppression motion is denied, object when the evidence is admitted at the adjudication hearing because the failure to do so creates a heavier burden on appeal. A pretrial ruling on a mo