North Carolina Supreme Court: Judge May Not Reject Informed Guilty Plea Because Defendant Refuses to Admit He’s Factually Guilty by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Supreme Court of North Carolina held a trial court erred in refusing to accept a criminal defendant’s tendered guilty plea because he refused …

California Supreme Court: Refusing to Testify Insufficient to Constitute Accessory After the Fact by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso The Supreme Court of California held that a defendant with alleged knowledge of a crime cannot be prosecuted under Penal Code § 32 as an accessory after the fact to the …