…A recent unpublished case, State v. Powell, offers a less forgiving view on the related question of whether the same offending behavior may be responded to again at a subsequent…
…who has reasonable suspicion to believe that a vehicle’s windows are tinted in violation of state law may stop the vehicle to investigate. Appellate court opinions chronicle circumstances in which…
…Coalition for Compassionate Care v. Detroit City Clerk, 2002 WL 31379844 (Mich. Ct. App. Oct. 22, 2002) (unpublished) (ruling that a city clerk properly rejected a similar petition as violative…
…the approach of using the last of the defendant’s previous convictions. I suspect that the appellate courts would approve of that approach also, given the relevant opinions’ statements to the…
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the Supreme Court of North Carolina released on June 16, 2023. These summaries will be added to Smith’s Criminal Case Compendium, a…
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on June 20, 2023. These summaries will be added to Smith’s Criminal Case Compendium, a…
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the Supreme Court of North Carolina released on April 6, 2023. These summaries will be added to Smith’s Criminal Case Compendium, a…
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the Supreme Court of North Carolina released on March 22, 2024. These summaries will be added to Smith’s Criminal Case Compendium, a…
This post summarizes opinions issued by the Court of Appeals of North Carolina on May 5, 2020. Superior court judge’s order directing the State to disclose contents of criminal investigative…
Or, Seeking Dismissal Based on the State’s Destruction of Evidence Unpublished court of appeals opinions occasionally assume the cache of bootleg recordings of live performances of the Grateful Dead. If…
