We have recently updated our Trial Motions and Forms Index to include a few useful documents from the Office of the Appellate Defender.  There is one new form, and several new entries on the list of motions, but the newest entries can be found at the top of each list.  These new additions include a new handout for juvenile specific jury instructions and a handout for extending Miller and Roper to 18- to 25-year-olds. There are also motions to prevent the State from seeking li

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

Happy Friday!  This another very light week, but we’ve got some new resources added and the same reminders for training registration deadlines that are approaching fast! New Resource There are three new resources added to the “Materials for Defenders” page.  Under the “Adolescent Brain Development” section, we’ve posted Dr. Cindy Cottle’s presentation from the Advocating for Youth Charged with First Degree Murder training titled Moving Forward: Advanced Concepts in Adolescent

Welcome back, everyone!  There is light news this week, but there are a few tidbits of information that might be of interest to you below. Another OJD Spotlight On… Before we get to the usual news, we would like to bring attention to a young man from Garner who wrote to our office recently with a personal request regarding school safety.  Lance Murphy, 16, of Garner Magnet High School, wrote Juvenile Defender Eric Zogry citing his concerns with the recent tragedies that have

Happy Pre-Saturday!  There are no new stories to share for this week, but there are a couple of deadlines in the next couple of days worth noting. Training Registration is now open for the 2018 Misdemeanor Defender Training, which will take place at the UNC-Chapel Hill campus from Sept. 18 – 21.  This training, cosponsored by the Office of Indigent Defense Services and the School of Government, will be an introductory program for attorneys who are new to handling misdemeanor

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

Another Friday and a shorter newsletter for you.  Job opportunities and events have passed, but we do have an update regarding two annual conferences and another informational meeting hosted by OJD you might be interested in.  Also, please note the upcoming deadlines for job opportunities below! Training Registration is now open for the 2018 Parent Attorney and Juvenile Defender Conferences.  The Parent Attorney Conference will be held Thursday, August 16, and Juvenile Defend

Welcome back for the weekly roundup.  There are a couple of new job opportunities added and approaching deadlines we’re highlighting, but in other news… This week we’d like to give a shout-out to the N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts for the successful launch of their new website, nccourts.gov.  Replacing the original nccourts.org, this more user-focused, mobile-friendly counterpart is meant to enable easier searches for court dates and other information while providin

Thanks for joining us once again!  This week there is little new content, but there are several deadlines approaching for CLE training and certificate program applications we want to bring attention to. We would like to take a moment to recognize Juvenile Defender Eric Zogry for being honored during the 2018 Defenders of Justice Awards for policy and research advocacy.  The ceremony took place last Friday night at the Carolina Club in Chapel Hill.  Zogry was recognized for hi

Happy Friday!  This week there is one job posting, but please ignore the deadlines on the page and send any questions/applications to the provided email.  We also have a few new training opportunities worth checking out, including one hosted by our own office. Job Opportunity The Southern Coalition for Social Justice still has an opening for an executive director.   The ideal candidate will have strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills, a demonstrated passi

Happy Wednesday!  We just wanted to notify juvenile defenders that there is a handout that has been recently added to our website.  The Miller Strategy Handout can now be found alongside the Miller Statute Motion found under the “Trial Motions and Forms Index” section of our website’s “Materials for Defenders” tab.  While it is not new, it is still the most recent, and we hope that this handout will provide additional info to benefit defenders representing juvenile clients in

This week we’ve been promoting some great new resources and opportunities, and continuing our momentum from the past few days, we just want to rehash a few things and introduce some other good nuggets for you all: NCCRED Wants YOU here. New Resources The North Carolina Office of Indigent Defense Services (IDS) is excited to announce a new resource for counsel representing appointed clients.  As you know, the Supreme Court held in Padilla v. Kentucky, 559 U.S. 356 (2010), that

We’re bringing more reminders than big updates this week, but as always we’ve got a few good tidbits of news you can use. Your Usual Training News Earlier this week we posted that registration is now open for the “Advocating for Youth Charged with First Degree Murder” training.  Cosponsored by the Office of Indigent Defense Services and the School of Government, this training will be held on March 9 at the UNC School of Government, starting at 8:45 a.m. and ending at 4:15 p.m