Criminal Procedure in North Carolina

Irving Joyner was a partner in the firm of Currie, Pugh & Joyner in Raleigh for five years before joining the faculty of North Carolina Central University School of Law where he serves as Associate Dean and Assistant Professor of Law. He is a member of the North Carolina State Bar, the North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers, and the Academy of Trial Lawyers. He received his J.D. from Rutgers University School of Law.

Since 1998, Samuel J. Randall, IV has built a solid reputation among his peers, adversaries and the judiciary in Southeastern North Carolina as an aggressive and skilled criminal defense lawyer and advocate for his clients. Mr. Randall has represented hundreds of clients in criminal defense matters in the Federal and State courts of North Carolina. Mr. Randall's clients have been accused of every crime in the book, ranging from the most serious of matters, such as First Degree Murder and Drug Trafficking to lesser charges such as Shoplifting, and Traffic Violations. Mr. Randall handles criminal matters in State and Federal Courts throughout North Carolina. His commitment to representing individuals charged by the State and Federal government led Mr. Randall to become a Board Certified Specialist in both State and Federal Criminal Law by the North Carolina State bar in 2004. He was recertified in 2010. Currently there are over 28,000 licensed attorneys in North Carolina but only 53 are Specialists in both State and Federal Criminal law. Mr. Randall grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended Quail Hollow Junior High school and South Mecklenburg High School. In 1987, Mr. Randall joined the United States Navy and served as a Hospital Corpsman until he was Honorably Discharged in 1991. During his time in the Navy, Mr. Randall became qualified as an Aircrew member and performed Search and Rescue missions as an inflight medical technician. He is a Gulf War Veteran having served with HMM-226 during operation Desert Storm where he provided inflight medical assistance to wounded troops. After the Navy Mr. Randall attended the University of North Carolina at Wilmington where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and Religion. Mr. Randall received his law degree from California Western School of Law in San Diego California. In 2012, Mr. Randall graduated from the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College in Wyoming and in 2013 graduated from both Graduate programs offered by the Trial Lawyers College.

Ryan D. Stump represents clients in criminal defense matters in both the federal and state court systems located across North Carolina. A North Carolina native, Mr. Stump received his B.A., graduating cum laude, from Campbell University and his J.D. from Campbell University's Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law. While the majority of his experience is from the defense table, Mr. Stump also worked with the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina. During his time with the U.S. Attorney's office, Mr. Stump worked with the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (''OCDEFT''), where he focused on aiding the investigation and prosecution of federal drug and organized crime matters. The time spent with the U.S. Attorney's Office provided Mr. Stump with the knowledge of how the Government prepares and prosecutes its cases from the initial detention hearing, all the way through trial and sentencing. During his career, Mr. Stump has successfully defended his clients in cases ranging from minor traffic infractions to offenses carrying sentences of life in prison without parole. Mr. Stump has continued his legal education by attending both state and national DWI education seminars, the White Collar Criminal Defense College at Stetson University and the National Criminal Defense College's Trial Practice Institute in Macon, Georgia. In 2014, Mr. Stump was nominated and awarded as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer and Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers Association. In September 2015, Attorney Stump attended and graduated from the Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, Wyoming, which was founded by prominent trial lawyer Gerry Spence. The Trial Lawyers College is the only of its kind in the United States. Only 100 lawyers from across the United States are accepted per year and undergo an intensive three-week course to improve their trial skills. The improvement of these skills results in a better advocate both in and out of the courtroom for Attorney Stump's clients. Mr. Stump is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association, the Mecklenburg Bar Association, the National Trial Lawyers Association and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.