Recording Interrogations
A couple of sessions ago, the General Assembly enacted G.S. 15A-211, which requires that custodial interrogations in homicide cases be recorded. The idea is to “eliminate disputes about interrogations,” id., […]
February 13, 2009
Investigative Court Orders
I am teaching today, so I only have time for a quick post on a subject that crops up from time to time: how can the state compel access to […]
February 11, 2009
Searching Probationers
The News and Observer ran a story today about a piece of proposed legislation that would allow any law enforcement officer to search any probationer, for any reason, at any […]
February 2, 2009
Herring, Again
Several days ago, I wrote a post about Herring v. United States and whether it is merely the first step in a significant narrowing of the exclusionary rule. It’s an […]
January 29, 2009
Searching Cell Phones Incident to Arrest
Nearly 90% of American adults have cell phones. When one of those cell phone users is arrested, may police search their mobile phone incident to arrest? The Fourth Circuit recently […]
January 26, 2009
Herring v. United States and the Future of the Exclusionary Rule
Earlier this month, the United States Supreme Court decided Herring v. United States, no. 07-513, a case that raises interesting questions about the future of the exclusionary rule. An officer […]
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