Cyberstalking via Electronic Tracking Device
Most of us, at one point or another, have dedicated a day of the week to running our personal errands. That day might consist of going to the grocery store, […]
October 13, 2021
Court of Appeals Rules on Pretrial Self-Defense Immunity Hearings
Last month, the Court of Appeals decided State v. Austin, ___ N.C. App. ___, 2021-NCCOA-494 (Sept. 21, 2021), and a summary of the opinion is available here. Austin addressed several […]
September 22, 2021
General Assembly Amends Rules for Disclosure of Body Cam Recordings
North Carolina’s law governing the disclosure and release of body-worn camera footage took center stage last spring following the shooting of Andrew Brown in Elizabeth City. John Rubin wrote here […]
September 14, 2021
Delta-8 THC (and beyond)
Cannabis news abounds: Virginia legalized recreational marijuana for adults 21 and up this year; our General Assembly has been considering a medicinal marijuana bill (S.B. 711); the Court of Appeals […]
September 13, 2021
New Requirement that Law Enforcement Officers Intervene and Report Excessive Use of Force
The North Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice recommended in a 2020 report that state and local law enforcement agencies enact policies requiring officers to intervene in […]
August 10, 2021
Are Fake COVID-19 Vaccination Cards a Crime?
Like a growing number of schools, hospitals, businesses, and other organizations around the country, UNC announced last week that all students and employees returning to campus would be required either […]
August 9, 2021
New Publication on Computer Crimes
I’m happy to announce that I recently finished an Administration of Justice Bulletin about computer-related crimes. It is a substantial expansion of my recent blog posts on the subject, providing […]
July 6, 2021
New Criminal Provision Prohibiting the Possession of Skimming Devices
The North Carolina legislature recently passed S.L. 2021-68 which amends the existing financial transaction card theft statute to include knowingly possessing, selling, or delivering a skimming device.
July 1, 2021
Applying the Statute of Limitations to Failure to Appear for an Implied Consent Offense
Nearly 15 years ago, the General Assembly created the misdemeanor offense of failing to appear for two years for an implied consent offense. See S.L. 2006-253 (enacting new G.S. 20-28(a3), […]
June 16, 2021
Incompetent Wards and the Sex Offender Registry
I received an interesting question recently when I taught about the intersection of criminal defense and Chapter 35A incompetency. Suppose a person is adjudicated incompetent in a Chapter 35A proceeding […]
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