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Jul 19, 2019
2 min

OJD Week in Review: July 15 – 19

Hello again and another good Friday to you all! This week there is a new tip and just the single training reminder. Content for the end of the week may still be light, but please make sure to subscribe to the OJD blog and follow our OJD Twitter and Facebook pages as well to get updates, relevant articles, and other juvenile defense-related content throughout the week! Tip of the Week – Searches Not on School Property While an earlier tip referred to searches on school prope

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Jun 7, 2019
4 min

OJD Week in Review: June 3 – 7

Happy Friday once again! This week there are the normal reminders along with a new tip and one other announcement…. We are proud to officially introduce the newest member of the OJD team, Project Attorney Monique Williams. Coming from the Pitt County Public Defender Office, Monique joined the OJD team earlier this year to help facilitate OJD’s State Enhancement Program. As project attorney, she has collaborated with the National Juvenile Defender Center to coordinate our r

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May 24, 2019
4 min

OJD Week in Review: May 20 – 24

Happy Friday! This week we have a new job opportunity to share, the usual reminders, and the new tip of the week. And we included this last week, but just in case you missed it, please note that the application period for specialization in juvenile defense started on the 1st of this month and continues until July 2! If you know someone or if you yourself are interested in specializing in the juvenile defense arena, please visit the N.C. State Bar Legal Specialization page.

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May 17, 2019
6 min

OJD Week in Review: May 13 – 17

Happy Friday! This week we’ve got quite a few new nuggets to share. There is a new resource from NJDC worth noting, a webinar offering CLE credit, and a training in Rutherford from OJD. Also, check out the new tip of the week and reminders from the previous weeks. We also want to bring attention to yesterday’s post regarding the Juvenile Training Immersion Program (JTIP) hosted last month in conjunction with the National Juvenile Defender Center (NJDC) at North Carolina Ce

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Apr 18, 2019
5 min

OJD Week in Review: Apr. 15 – 19

Happy Thursday (and, hopefully, a Happy Good Friday on tomorrow)! This week there is one new training and one job opportunity along with the usual reminders reminders and tip. Tip of the Week – What’s an Alford Plea? A plea under State v. Alford is where an accused will admit to responsibility in court, not because they believe they are guilty, but because they believe it is in their best legal interest to do so. While Alford is not explicitly afforded in the Juvenile Code,

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Feb 22, 2019
3 min

OJD Week in Review: Feb. 18 – 22

Happy Friday! This week we’ve got a new tip, a new training, a podcast related to an event covered on last week, and the usual reminders. Tip of the Week – Secure Custody and Burden of Proof Training The Office of the Juvenile Defender will be hosting a Juvenile Court Basics CLE on Wednesday, Feb. 27, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Cumberland County Courthouse. Assistant Juvenile Defender Kim Howes will be discussing the role of counsel, how to communicate with juvenile clients, d

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Feb 15, 2019
3 min

OJD Week in Review: Feb. 11 – 15

Happy Friday. This week we’ve got a new tip, but mostly deadline reminders. Quite a few deadlines happening today actually… Tip of the Week – Can I Ask for a Prosecutorial Deferral Yes! Prosecutors may dismiss a case with or without leave. Note that AOC-J-430 provides space for conditions or other agreements in exchange for the dismissal. Job Opportunities Today is the last day to apply for the National Center for State Courts (NCSC)‘s Principal Court Management Consultan

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Feb 8, 2019
3 min

OJD Week in Review: Feb. 4 – 8

Salutations and thank you for joining us again! This week, in addition to the invaluable Tip of the Week and necessary reminders, we’ve got a new job posting. Also, please note that many deadlines job applications and event dates are approaching within the next week! Tip of the Week – Calculations Matter Make sure you calculate your client’s delinquency history correctly. It is reversible error if you do not advise your client of the most serious disposition s/he is expose

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Jan 25, 2019
3 min

OJD Week in Review: Jan. 21 – 25

Hello again and welcome to another Friday! This week we’ve got a new tip, a new training announcement, some news from around the juvenile defense community that may be of interest, and some deadline reminders. We also released our 2018 Year in Review earlier this week. Please take a moment to check it out here if you haven’t had a chance to read about some of our accomplishments from this past year and plans going forward into 2019. Tip of the Week – Immigration Consultatio

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Jan 23, 2019
4 min

2018 Year in Review

This past year has been a very eventful and exciting year for the juvenile defense community. With N.C. now less than a year from the full implementation of the Raise the Age (RTA) legislation, which will raise the age of juvenile delinquency court jurisdiction, OJD has been working throughout 2018 to prepare attorneys around the state for the anticipated changes. Contracts & Trainings Trainings: OJD hosted multiple regional trainings around the state to discuss the Juvenil

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Jan 18, 2019
2 min

OJD Week in Review: Jan. 14 – 18

Happy Friday! This week we’ve got another tip for juvenile defenders, one new job opportunity and some reminders. Tip of the Week – Contacting Your Client When contacting your client for the first time, you should use as many methods as feasible. Send a letter to both the client and parent/guardian. Call to set up an appointment. And be sure to contact the intake counselor to make sure you have the correct contact information. If you aren’t able to meet before court, as

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Nov 30, 2018
1 min

IDS Seeks RFPs for Multiple Counties

Starting Saturday, Dec. 1, Indigent Defense Services (IDS) is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) in Caswell, Person, Alamance, Orange, and Chatham counties. The current contracts for adult noncapital criminal cases at the trial level and per session court cases in those districts will expire on May 31, 2019 and renew on June 1, 2019. The RFP (RFP #16-0002R) seeks services for adult noncapital criminal cases at the trial level, juvenile delinquency, abuse/neglect/dependen

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Nov 9, 2018
3 min

OJD Week in Review: Nov. 5 – 9

Hello again and a happy Friday to you! This week we’ve got one new job opportunity and one new training program to announce. Job Opportunities The Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), the Massachusetts public defender agency, is currently seeking a director for its newly created Strategic Litigation Unit. The Strategic Litigation Unit will be responsible for litigation aimed at achieving systemic and institutional reform in all of CPCS’s criminal and civil practice

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Oct 12, 2018
3 min

OJD Week in Review: Oct. 8 – 12

We’ve all had that moment. We walk into a bookstore, only to browse, not to buy, but then we come across that one book with that story or nugget of wisdom that intrigues us so much we have to leave with it… Juvenile Defender Eric Zogry had one of many moments like that for himself not too long ago, but the book he left Book Planet with contained a piece of little-known history that echoes much of the language we are using now… in the Juvenile Jurisdiction Reinvestment Act.

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Oct 5, 2018
2 min

OJD Week in Review: Oct. 1 – 5

Happy First Friday! This week, as far as news, we’ve got one new job opportunity added. We also want to mention that we are still updating our Case Summaries list. Most recently, we’ve added the published delinquency opinion for In re J.B., which deals with self-incrimination. We do want to apologize for any issues with the links to the PDF versions of the opinions. The addresses still work when copied into a browser, but we are aware that the hyperlink within the documen

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Sep 7, 2018
1 min

OJD Week in Review: Sept. 3 – 7

Hello, all! It’s been a slightly shorter week and we are still short on general news, but below we have just a couple of things to share with the juvenile defense community. New Resource The Office of Indigent Defense Services (IDS) has recently added a new section called “Voices of Public Defense”. This new section will feature IDS’ public defense materials. The current content includes a series of segments from a presentation by Christine Mumma about the importance of pu

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Aug 10, 2018
4 min

OJD Week in Review: Aug. 6 – 10

Welcome back, everyone! This week there are some great new stories to share from our site and around the Web. From Around the Community First, from the On the Civil Side blog, Austine Long discusses youth development centers (YDCs). In her post, Long emphasizes the use of YDCs and the need for juvenile justice advocates to familiarize themselves with the facilities and requirements of committed youth. Long also encourages attorneys to attend trainings about YDCs, including

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Jul 27, 2018
4 min

OJD Week in Review: July 23 – 27

And… we’re back to another Friday! There is little news for this week with the exception of one new training opportunity and one new resource, but mostly reminders. New Resource In partnership with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), the National Juvenile Defender Center released “Addressing Bias in Delinquency and Child Welfare Systems“, a bench card emphasizing that “eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in juvenile and family courts is c

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Jul 20, 2018
4 min

OJD Week in Review: July 16 – 20

Congratulations on making it to the end of another week! And this has been another eventful week, so there is a bit of new content to be shared once again. New Resource On our “Materials for Defenders” page, we’ve added the documents from the “2018 Advocating for Youth Charged with First Degree Murder” training. You can review the info from this March training under the “Training Material – Listed by Training Program” section. From Around the Community Today is the last da

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Jul 6, 2018
4 min

OJD Week in Review: July 2 – 6

Happy Friday! We hope that everyone had a safe and enjoyable July 4th week/holiday. This week we’ve got a new resource added to our Raise the Age page and there are lots of deadlines approaching for those of you who may have seen something of interest, but have been procrastinating a bit in the past month… Also, for all N.C. juvenile defenders who may know someone just getting into this specialized field, be sure to direct them to our blog, Facebook, and Twitter, and ask t

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