…caused by the unlawful distribution of opioids, cocaine or its derivatives, or methamphetamine, if the ingestion of that substance caused the user’s death. Second degree murder under this theory is…
…insurance required by law (G.S. 20-28(a)); (2) A driver revoked solely under G.S. 20-16.5 as a result of a civil license revocation arising from an implied consent charge who drove…
…provisions. At first, the issue of authorization seems straightforward. The North Carolina statutes define “authorization” as “having the consent or permission of the owner . . . to access a…
…2000. The officer asked the driver for consent to search the car and the driver agreed, but said that he did not want his bag and hoodies searched. The officer…
…the statute. Furthermore, we’re a so-called one party consent state. Under G.S. 15A-287, it is illegal to intercept an oral communication only absent “the consent of at least one party…
…officer then asked the driver for consent to walk his drug dog around the vehicle, but the driver refused to give his consent. Nonetheless, the officer told the driver to…
…the warrant is based,” while “a search pursuant to consent is limited by the extent of the consent given for the search by the individual.” Other authorities. I’m not aware…
In State v. Harbison, 315 N.C. 175 (1985), the North Carolina Supreme Court held that when defense counsel admits the defendant’s guilt to the jury without the defendant’s consent per…
…defendant was suspected of involvement in drug trafficking. Police performed a traffic stop in the Western District of North Carolina and the defendant ultimately consented to a search of the…
…had considered whether the Constitution bars counsel from conceding a capital defendant’s guilt at trial when the defendant, informed by counsel, neither consents nor objects. In Nixon, defense counsel had…
