News Roundup
There’s so much going on around the state that this edition of the news roundup features only North Carolina news. First, the Administrative Office of the Courts has a new […]
Must a Pawn Shop Return Stolen Property to Its Owner?
Imagine that someone breaks into your house and steals something. Let’s say it’s a laptop. A week later, you see the laptop in a pawn shop. You want it back, […]
Keeping It between the Lines
Officer Fife is driving one car length behind Briscoe Darling at noon on a sunny day when he sees the tires on the right side of Darling’s car touch the […]
Sentencing Whiteboard: Advanced Supervised Release
Advanced Supervised Release was created in 2011. Today’s post is a video that explains who is eligible for ASR, how to calculate an ASR date, how to fill out an […]
BATFE’s Proposed Bullet Ban
Regular readers know that I try to keep abreast of changes in gun laws, both because guns are involved in a significant number of serious crimes and because the gun […]
News Roundup
Nationally, the top story once again centers on Ferguson, Missouri. The United States Department of Justice made two announcements there this week. First, it announced that it would not charge […]
Offense Date for Habitual Felon Indictments
A recent conversation reminded me about a question I’ve received several times over the years: On a habitual felon indictment, what should be listed as the offense date? The two […]
Pattern Jury Instructions Now Available for Free Online
Yesterday, I received the following announcement from a colleague here at the School. I thought that it was worth sharing in its entirety: The North Carolina Pattern Jury Instructions (PJI) are […]
State v. McDonald Provides Useful Primer on Checkpoints
The facts. A detective with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department writes a plan for a checkpoint to be conducted later in the evening. The plan states that the checkpoint will be […]
Restitution for Rewards
Suppose a crime victim offers a reward related to a crime—money for information leading to the return of stolen property, or perhaps information leading to the apprehension of an assailant. […]