…civil liability concerns, officers may be reluctant to do this. There are other solutions that might be permissible, like delaying the defendant’s initial appearance until he agrees to be fingerprinted,…
…Security is stepping up its efforts to combat white supremacist terrorism according to a recent article in the New York Times. In a recent strategy document and in public appearances…
…appointed counsel, this continuance is a necessity, as counsel will not even be appointed until the first court date. Even when defendants retain counsel before the first court appearance, they…
…the improvement of court operations. At this meeting, they must also prepare and adopt uniform schedules of offenses for which magistrates and clerks of court may accept written appearances, waivers…
…of reasons for that, including a history of male prevalence in the profession, personal appearance and grooming requirements that deter female candidates, the perception that policing is a physical job,…
…licenses revoked pursuant to G.S. 20-16.5 by the magistrate at their initial appearance. North Carolina enacted its administrative license revocation procedure as part of the Safe Roads Act of 1983,…
…by reasonable suspicion that criminal activity was afoot. Instead, the facts known to the officer, which included Reed’s nervous appearance, the dog, the dog food, and the detritus in the…
…Forrest is arrested at a DWI checkpoint. He submits to a breath test, which reports an alcohol concentration of 0.08. Forrest is taken before a magistrate for an initial appearance….
…96 percent made every court appearance, and more than half had their charges dismissed. By comparison, defendants held on bail for the duration of their cases were convicted 92 percent…
…the magistrate will likely have the immediate authority to set release conditions at the initial appearance. If, however, charges are filed and the defendant is arrested on a warrant that…
