Happy Friday Readers! Short and sweet Week in Review for you today. We’re at the middle of the month and who doesn’t love getting to the weekend faster?
Tip of the Week
Transcript of Admission
Filling out a transcript of admission on any admission of a new offense is important for several reasons. It memorializes the record of admission in writing if subject to an appeal. Reviewing the transcript with your client helps your client better understand the admission and the rights s/he is asserting or waiving. Make sure you complete the transcript with your client present and do so in a confidential space. Consider making a copy of the transcript to keep at the attorney table to help your client answer questions. Stand with your client when the court asks your client the listed questions and be prepared to confer with your client if any issues arise.
PAC Fee App & New Juvenile Rates
The Office of the Juvenile Defender has been notified of an increasing number of errors on fee applications for delinquency matters. In order that all fee applications can be processed, and payments issued in a timely manner, please read the following MEMO & view the Juvenile Rates Chart.
March CLE!
Have you registered for our Challenging North Carolina’s Automatic Transfer Laws, presented by David Andrews? Join us March 24, 2021 from 4:00-5:00 PM. This CLE will be 1 hour long, with CLE currently pending. Please remember this CLE is DEFENDER ONLY.
This presentation will provide juvenile defense attorneys with an understanding of North Carolina statutory provisions for the automatic transfer of children from juvenile court to adult criminal court. The presentation will also discuss strategies and arguments that juvenile defense attorneys can use to challenge automatic transfer laws, including provisions in the United States and North Carolina constitutions covering due process, cruel and unusual punishment, equal protection, and the right to counsel.