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Local prosecutors in Minneapolis say they have received evidence from federal authorities pertaining to the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ICE agents in January. For months since […]

The Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment bars the State from introducing testimonial hearsay statements from a witness who does not testify at trial unless the witness is unavailable and […]

Constitutional protection against double jeopardy is understood to extend no further than the Fifth Amendment requires. Two recent cases from the Court of Appeals, however, seem to find greater double […]

The Supreme Court decided several major cases in its recently-concluded Term, but for people interested in the Fourth Amendment, the most anticipated was United States v. Chatrie, __ U.S. __ […]

Raleigh city leaders are considering a juvenile curfew and other public-safety measures after an estimated 8,000 young people gathered in the Briar Creek and Glenwood South areas during Fourth of […]

There are two different types of probation extensions. They are set out in different statutes. And they can be confusing. Ordinary extensions. Under G.S. 15A-1344(d), probation may be extended at […]

Last month, the General Assembly overrode several gubernatorial vetoes that had been sitting for over a year. Among those overrides was Senate Bill 153, which is now chaptered as Session […]

Trial court did not err by failing to intervene in prosecutor’s closing argument; trial court did not err by declining to instruct on assault inflicting serious injury as a lesser […]

This post summarizes two recent decisions by the Supreme Court of the United States. A state law prohibiting individuals from carrying guns onto private property without the express approval of […]

For implied consent offenses, pretrial motions to suppress evidence and/or dismiss the case must be made pretrial, according to and in accordance with G.S. 20-38.6. Broadly speaking, this requires the […]