News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
Law enforcement officers in Philadelphia arrested more than 50 people Tuesday night after a flash mob ransacked dozens of stores,...
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Pretrial Release Guide Available – North Carolina Criminal Law
The School of Government has published a new resource on initial appearances and pretrial release. Although any judicial official is...
Alternative Responses to Crisis Calls in North Carolina – North Carolina Criminal Law
Law enforcement and the communities they serve want effective responses to crime and other problems. They want policing that promotes...
N.C. Court of Appeals (Oct. 3, 2023) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on October 3, 2023. These...
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
After more than 25 years, an arrest has been made in the killing of the rapper Tupac Shakur, as AP...
Is Force an Element of Forcible Rape? – North Carolina Criminal Law
The answer would seem to be obvious. A person is guilty of forcible rape if the person engages in vaginal...
New Pattern Jury Instructions Available Along with Updated Online Library – North Carolina Criminal Law
Each year the School of Government publishes new and revised pattern jury instructions for civil, criminal, and motor vehicle negligence...
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
Most of the news I’ve gathered this week is from right here in North Carolina, but I’ll start with an...
Court of Appeals Rules That Consent to Search Backpack, Given after Repeated Requests, Was Not Voluntary – North Carolina Criminal Law
Last month, the Court of Appeals ruled that police coerced a suspect into agreeing to let them search his backpack....
Substitute Analyst Testimony and Smith v. Arizona – North Carolina Criminal Law
I mentioned in a recent News Roundup that the U.S. Supreme Court granted review in Smith v. Arizona. The case...
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Sept. 2023) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes a published Fourth Amendment decision released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during September 2023. Cases...
Is Santa a Criminal? – North Carolina Criminal Law
Around this time of year, many Americans begin to think about Santa. Will he visit? What will he bring? Will...
N.C. Court of Appeals (Oct. 17, 2023) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on October 17, 2023. These...
N.C. Court of Appeals (Dec. 17, 2024) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on December 17, 2024. These...
What Are the Signs of Workplace Harassment?
Signs of Workplace Harassment While it's not always easy to pinpoint a hostile workplace, there are certain behaviours that are...
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
The Colorado Supreme Court upheld the search of Google users’ keyword history to identify suspects in a 2020 fatal arson...
N.C. Supreme Court (Dec. 13, 2024) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the Supreme Court of North Carolina released on December 13, 2024. These...
Does Consent to Search a Home Include Consent to Search Phones and Computers Located Inside? – North Carolina Criminal Law
Normally, the Fourth Amendment requires that police obtain a search warrant before officers may search a person’s phone or computer....
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Nov. 14, 20, & 26, 2024 – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes published criminal law and related cases released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during November 2024....
Legislative Amendment to the Affirmative Defense against Some Local Ordinance Violations – North Carolina Criminal Law
Following the Senate, the North Carolina House of Representatives voted to override Governor Cooper’s veto on Session Law 2024-57 (Senate...
