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Criminal defense group visits State Crime Lab
About 20 assistant public defenders, private defense counsel, investigators and legal assistants from Rutherford, Lincoln, Cleveland, Haywood and Buncombe counties recently spent half a day touring the Western Regional Crime […]
IDS Commission to meet May 2
The next quarterly IDS Commission meeting is scheduled for Friday, May 2, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in person. The open session/public portion of the meeting will not commence […]
Free CLE event explores “Defending Death by Distribution” cases
Attendees at the “Defending Death by Distribution” CLE (left) heard from a panel of defenders (second from left) and practiced jury selection with mock jurors. With grant support from Vital […]
Erroneous ‘Retained’ Status in eCourts Portal will not affect payment
Several PAC attorneys have reached out to express concern about their appointment status being marked as “Retained” in Portal. “Retained” is the default attorney appointment status in eCourts and it […]
Celebrating ‘Defender Day’ 2025
Today marks the 62nd anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court landmark case of Gideon v. Wainwright. (See the Facts and Case Summary from www.uscourts.gov, and for more information click here.) […]
Hoke and Scotland counties get a new chief public defender
On December 23, 2024, the Honorable Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Stephan R. Futrell of Judicial District 21 (Anson, Richmond, and Scotland Counties) and the Honorable Senior Resident Superior Court […]