This post summarizes opinions issued by the Court of Appeals of North Carolina on July 21, 2020. On the limited record before the Court of Appeals, the trial court did…
…orders with the limited circumstances in which the appellate courts have authorized their use. The story quoted two appellate court opinions as well as my colleagues, Michael Crowell and Jim…
…and yoga (see, for example, The Phoenix Prison Trust). Not surprisingly, opinions differ in the UK about prisons and prison programs. This headline from a 2017 Daily Telegraph article—Britain’s cushiest…
…decline consent. See generally Florida v. Bostick, 501 U.S. 429 (1991) (noting the “reasonable person” standard). Nonetheless, there are at least a handful of opinions arguing that race should be…
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on September 20, 2022. This summary will be added to Smith’s Criminal Case Compendium, a…
…the North Carolina court system has made some changes to its website. Among the cool new features is the option to subscribe to email notification of new opinions, which you…
…(1st Cir. 2017); United States v. Workman, 863 F.3d 1313 (10th Cir. 2017). We agree.”). Nonetheless, the opinions shed considerable light on how courts view law enforcement use of hacking…
…but rather an attempt to determine if any jurors had opinions or biases that would impact their ability to decide the facts of the case. Additionally, since the case involved…
…viola, reasonable suspicion. Police officers’ opinions cannot be unassailable. Otherwise, we undermine the protections of the Fourth Amendment for every traveler on the road. Id. at 42. Local ordinance requiring…
This post summarizes opinions issued by the Court of Appeals of North Carolina on October 20, 2020. (1) The trial court did not make a record adequately addressing its consideration…
