…North Carolina criminal law, including mandating first appearances for misdemeanor defendants and limiting the enactment of ordinance crimes. Cooper vetoed a bill that would have eliminated the requirement to obtain…
…(sometimes with jury trials), juvenile cases, misdemeanor criminal actions and infractions, first appearances and probable cause hearings in felony cases, involuntary commitment proceedings, and many other types of cases. At…
…proceedings at which the rules of evidence (except for rules of privilege) do not apply include: applications for warrants; grand jury proceedings; first appearances; pretrial release hearings; probable cause hearings;…
…S.L. 2021-138 (S 300), modifying several laws related to criminal justice, such as: requiring first appearances for people held in custody on misdemeanor charges; potentially addressing constitutional issues with satellite-based…
…Some felt familiar, like the first appearance for a defendant arrested for selling drugs. The judge assessed whether there was sufficient evidence to support the charge, and finding that there…
…at the suspect’s initial appearance and mails a copy to DMV. So long as the law enforcement officer had probable cause to believe the person committed an implied consent offense,…
…reduce unnecessary pretrial detentions of low-risk defendants and associated costs, unfairness, and negative public safety outcomes. An arrest triggers an initial appearance and imposition of conditions of pretrial release. Because…
…in Washington County, Oregon without a court-appointed attorney will be released within 10 days after their initial court appearance. The order affects 36 inmates who were in custody without counsel…
…given several more interviews about the case since then, including a national appearance on CNN. If you’re surprised by how quickly the prosecutor has publicized the details of this case…
…from other substances, controlled or otherwise, that have a similar appearance. One way to identify a substance that an officer suspects is controlled is to perform a field test. However,…
