latobiasaventNov 5, 20212 minWeek in Review: November 1-5Brrrr! It's getting cold outside and we're walking into Daylight Savings Time this Saturday night. Anybody else feeling like Winter is...
latobiasaventMay 28, 20214 minFrom a Lawyer’s View: Jones v. MississippiJones v. Mississippi: The Bare Minimum is “Constitutionally Sufficient” On April 22, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States issued...
latobiasaventMay 21, 20214 minWeek in Review: NC Court of Appeals – Juvenile OpinionsHappy Friday Readers! Today’s Week in Review will be a bit different and longer than most. Recently the NC Courts of Appeals has released...
latobiasaventMar 12, 20213 minFrom a Lawyer’s View: Youthful Offenders – What to Do When Clients Want to Be TransferredWho are youthful offenders? In the jurisdiction where I practice, we refer to 16-17 year-old clients who are subject to potential...
latobiasaventFeb 26, 20212 minWeek in Review: Feb 22-26Happy Friday Readers! We’ve conquered the last week of February and ready to start new challenges on Monday, March 1, right? Right! A...
latobiasaventFeb 19, 20212 minWeek in Review: Feb 15-19Happy Friday Readers! We finally made it to the weekend, how good does it feel? Not to keep you waiting, let’s get right to it. Tip of...
latobiasaventFeb 5, 20213 minWeek in Review: Feb 1-5Happy Friday Readers! February is the shortest month in our calendar but what some like to call, “the real start to the new year, January...
latobiasaventJan 22, 20212 minFrom A Lawyer’s View: The Kitchen SinkOver the past several months, attorneys at the Office of the Juvenile Defender, the Wake County Public Defender’s Office, and my office...
latobiasaventJan 13, 20213 minYouth Assessment & Screening Instrument (YASI)Youth Assessment & Screening Instrument (YASI) by Kim Howes, Assistant Juvenile Defender The Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) is...
latobiasaventDec 18, 20202 minYour 2020 Year in ReviewWe have reached the Year in Review portion of our weekly reviews! How did we get here so fast?! While this year has been the most...
latobiasaventDec 11, 20202 minWeek in Review: Dec 7-11Hello from another Friday Readers! We’re inching closer and closer to a new year and even closer to cold weather. Hope you’re staying...
latobiasaventDec 4, 20202 minWeek in Review: Nov 30 – Dec 4Happy December Readers! Can you honestly believe we are in DECEMBER already? With everything we have collectively experienced in 2020,...
latobiasaventOct 30, 20203 minWeek in Review: Oct 26-30Trick or Treat Readers! We hope you had a great week, and that your Zoom and WebEx calls were safe from the Bandwidth Ghost. Tip of the...
latobiasaventOct 16, 20201 minInterstate Compact for Juveniles Overview – Week in Review: Oct 12-16Happy Friday Defenders! Today’s blog post is one giant Tip of the Week written by our Assistant Juvenile Defender, Terri Johnson. This...
latobiasaventOct 2, 20202 minWeek in Review: Sept 28-Oct 2New month, same Week in Review. Happy Friday readers! We have a brand new tip for you today, an important Fee App memo and then it’s off...
latobiasaventSep 11, 20202 minWeek in Review: Sept 7-11Happy Friday Readers! Another week down in 2020 and we’re still all trying to figure it out. But no worries, OJD is here to help along...
latobiasaventAug 14, 20202 minWeek in Review: Aug 10-14Another Friday in the books! Thanks for stopping by to read up on OJD’s week! And stay tuned next week for a brand new A Lawyer’s View...
latobiasaventJul 10, 20203 minWeek in Review: July 6-10Happy 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...
latobiasaventMay 8, 20202 minWeek in Review: May 4-8Thanks 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...
latobiasaventApr 16, 20202 minImportant North Carolina Defender AlertDefenders, We want to make you aware of operational changes instituted by state juvenile justice officials in response to the Covid-19...