Sentencing for Shoplifting
Some crimes have their own sentencing regime—impaired driving, drug trafficking, and first-degree murder to name a few. There are also crimes that fall under Structured Sentencing but that also have […]
McDonald’s Impact in North Carolina
The Supreme Court just finished the Term that began in October 2009, and it went out with a bang. On Monday, it announced what was perhaps the most-anticipated opinion of […]
Knock and Announce
The Fourth Circuit decided an interesting case yesterday. The case is United States v. Young, and the interesting part isn’t just the defendant’s nickname, “DJ Nelly Nell.” The relevant facts […]
Thoughts about Ward
As I mentioned in a recent news roundup, earlier this month the Supreme Court of North Carolina decided State v. Ward. The basic holding of the case is that the […]
News Roundup
What an interesting week! The sports world was fascinating, between a dramatic World Cup win for the United States, a Raleigh native being picked first in the NBA draft, and […]
New Publication on Motions for Appropriate Relief
Jessie Smith has just published a new Administration of Justice Bulletin, entitled Motions for Appropriate Relief. It’s available as a free download here. The focus is on procedural issues rather […]
You Don’t Know What You Have Until It’s Seized
“You don’t know what you have until it’s gone” is classic relationship advice. But is “I didn’t know what I had until it was seized” a classic defense to drug […]
Parents’ Consent to Search Childrens’ Rooms
It was Father’s Day this Sunday, so it’s a good time for a post about family relationships. As a jumping off point, I’ll use a case that was recently highlighted […]
Restrictions on Computer or Internet Use as Part of a Sentence
Jamie recently blogged here about ad hoc conditions of probation, i.e., conditions other than the statutory ones. Because I’m interested in criminal law and technology, I wanted to add a […]
News Roundup
There’s been lots of interesting news lately, so I’ll dive right in. 1. The state supreme court issued several opinions yesterday. By far the most significant criminal case is State […]