…widely viewed as the Ninth Circuit’s most influential liberal. As is typical of Chief Judge Kozinski’s opinions, his dissent from the denial of rehearing in Pineda-Moreno is colorful, pithy, and…
In my last post, I looked at the majority opinion in Bryant. Today, I’ll discuss the other opinions, focusing on Scalia’s dissent. In my final post on this issue, I’ll…
This post summarizes opinions issued by the Supreme Court of North Carolina on June 5, 2020. (1) The defendant could not be separately convicted and punished for both habitual misdemeanor…
…leader. 4. The Washington Post wonders why President Obama has been slow to nominate candidates for federal judgeships. 5. There’s a new batch of Court of Appeals opinions today. As…
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on March 19, 2024. These summaries will be added to Smith’s Criminal Case Compendium, a…
…opinions confirming that a refusal “must be willful to suspend that person’s driving privileges.” The court emphasized the requirement for “a conscious choice purposefully made,” though, as I noted in…
This post summarizes opinions issued by the North Carolina Court of Appeals on December 3, 2019. Appeal of district court’s denial of defendant’s motion to enter judgment on PJC was…
…90-96.2 here]. (2) The defendant also claimed the admission of field tests and lay opinions from police officers that the substance discovered in her room was heroin amounted to plain…
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on September 5, 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 February 6, 2024. These summaries will be added to Smith’s Criminal Case Compendium, a…
