The UNC Faculty of Authorities can be internet hosting a FREE one-hour webinar on self-defense legislation on Might 15, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. Registration is out there here. See beneath for a abstract of the subject and extra particulars concerning the webinar.
The legislation of self-defense in North Carolina obtained a jolt from State v. McLymore, 380 N.C. 185 (2022), the place the North Carolina Supreme Courtroom held that the one approach to declare good self-defense is by invoking the statutory proper created by G.S. 14-51.3. The Courtroom went on to say, nonetheless, that to the extent the statute doesn’t handle a facet of the legislation of self-defense, the widespread legislation stays intact. This webinar examines the fundamental ideas of self-defense in North Carolina below 4 headings: (1) aggressor standing, (2) diploma of drive, (3) proportional response, and (4) reclaiming the privilege. It goals to put McLymore within the broader context of the widespread legislation, in order that practitioners will know what features of the legislation are “supplanted” by the statutory proper of self-defense, what features are nonetheless ruled by the widespread legislation, and what features stay unsettled to be decided by future caselaw.
The course is meant primarily for North Carolina prosecutors, however it could even be of curiosity to others (judges, advocates) who deal steadily with authorized points arising from claims of self-defense.
The webinar will provide 1.0 hours of common CLE credit score, pending approval from the NC State Bar. There is no such thing as a registration price for this course. Pre-registration is required, nonetheless, and the registration deadline is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Might 10, 2024.
