Hemp or Marijuana?
Back in November of last year, I wrote about hemp and CBD laws here. I have been teaching quite a bit on the subject lately and wanted to follow up […]
May 13, 2019
Warrantless Use of Drones
WRAL recently reported that “the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office . . . flew a drone over [private] property . . . to locate [stolen construction] equipment.” According to the story, […]
May 6, 2019
Update on Community Caretaking
The court of appeals just decided another case on the community caretaking doctrine. It’s the fourth published community caretaking case in the last five years, and there have been a […]
May 1, 2019
Sixth Circuit Holds that Chalking Vehicle Tires is a Fourth Amendment Search
The Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled last week that city parking enforcement officers’ use of chalk to mark the tires of parked vehicles to track how long […]
April 15, 2019
Extending Traffic Stops to Wait for Other Officers
May an officer prolong a traffic stop to wait for a second officer to come to the scene? An officer may want another officer present to provide backup, or may […]
March 14, 2019
Bail Reform in North Carolina—Pilot Project: Citation in Lieu of Arrest
In a series of posts I’ve been discussing bail reform, including highlighting pilot programs underway in North Carolina. In 2018, I worked with stakeholders in North Carolina’s Judicial District 30B […]
February 11, 2019
New Bill Proposes GPS Tracking of Domestic Violence Offenders
A bill has been introduced in the legislature that would allow for GPS tracking of domestic violence offenders. Has that been tried elsewhere? Would it be constitutional? Would it open […]
February 6, 2019
State v. Shelton Refines Sufficiency Analysis in Drugged Driving Case
The court of appeals decided State v. Shelton, ___ N.C. App. ___ (2019) yesterday, determining that the evidence of the defendant’s impairment was sufficient when he took impairing drugs hours […]
January 23, 2019
What May an Officer Do When a Suspect Runs Onto the Scene of a Search?
When law enforcement officers execute a search warrant authorizing the search of a private residence, they may detain, while the search is carried out, any occupant they discover on the […]
January 7, 2019
Lawful Gun Possession and Encounters with Police
During a Terry stop, an officer who has reasonable suspicion that a suspect is armed and dangerous may frisk the suspect and may confiscate any weapons that the officer finds. […]
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