License Plate Readers, Highway Pilot Program, and New Offense – North Carolina Criminal Law
A few months ago, I wrote about Session Law 2023-151 providing for new sentencing enhancements for breaking or entering motor...
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Shifting the Landscape for the Domestic Violence 48-Hour Rule? – North Carolina Criminal Law
The “48-hour rule,” as it is known in domestic violence cases, has been covered on this blog numerous times over...
Recent Developments Concerning Geofence Warrants – North Carolina Criminal Law
Five years ago, I wrote about geofence warrants. I said then that “there are zero cases on Westlaw . ....
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
People of a certain age will remember the Menendez brothers, Lyle and Erik. In 1989, when they were 21 and...
New Pattern Jury Instructions Now Available – North Carolina Criminal Law
Each year the School of Government publishes new and revised pattern jury instructions for civil, criminal, and motor vehicle negligence...
Part V, Asserting a Defense Theory – North Carolina Criminal Law
This is Part V of a multi-part series on confidential informants (“CI’s”), motions to reveal the identity of CI’s, and...
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
Police in Durango, Colorado, shared a video on Facebook this week of their pursuit and capture of an escaped kangaroo....
Smith v. Arizona and So Many Unanswered Questions – North Carolina Criminal Law
I recently gave a criminal law case update to a group of judges. I had quite a few cases that...
N.C. Supreme Court (Oct. 18, 2024) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the Supreme Court of North Carolina released on October 18, 2024. These...
New NC Law – North Carolina Criminal Law
A new law governing capacity to proceed in delinquency cases is set to take effect beginning with offenses committed on...
Border Searches of Electronic Devices – North Carolina Criminal Law
North Carolina doesn’t have a land border with Mexico or Canada, so most people don’t think of us as a...
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
In the aftermath of the widespread destruction wrought by Hurricane Helene, federal and state officials have begun providing relief assistance...
N.C. Court of Appeals (Oct. 15, 2024) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on October 15, 2024. These...
Extension of the Chief Justice’s Emergency Order for Certain Counties – North Carolina Criminal Law
In response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, the Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court entered an...
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Sept. 2024) – North Carolina Criminal Law
This post summarizes published criminal law and related cases released by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals during September 2024....
New Resources for Protecting Vulnerable Adults in North Carolina – North Carolina Criminal Law
In state fiscal year 2022-2023, county departments of social services in North Carolina received 35,400 reports alleging the abuse, neglect,...
News Roundup – North Carolina Criminal Law
Our hearts remain with the communities in Western North Carolina devastated by Hurricane Helene. On Wednesday, lawmakers unanimously passed “The...
2024 Updates to the Superior Court Judges’ Benchbook – North Carolina Criminal Law
About a year ago, I wrote to let readers know that several chapters in the criminal law section of the...
Gone Today and Here Tomorrow – North Carolina Criminal Law
Singleton was supposed to make things simpler. As previously reported, in that case our Supreme Court attempted to eliminate some...
Can disability discrimination occur in the energy sector?
disability discrimination occur in the energy sector Discrimination against people with disabilities can occur in a number of ways and...
