…(pages 2-3). Amended G.S. 7A-273(2) (magistrates’ authority to accept guilty pleas) includes open burning offenses under Article 78 of G.S. Chapter 106. Section 20 (page 13). Effective for offenses committed…
…in open court. The court went on to find the trial court’s failure to exercise discretion prejudicial given that the defendant’s testimony directly contradicted that of his wife, the only…
…Plan B actually prevents implantation, but I lack the expertise to assess that debate. The Dobbs dissenters suggested that the majority was opening a Pandora’s box, stating that “the Court…
…evidence to support the attempt at sexual offense. During the events at issue in the motion, defendant was prevented from penetrating the genital opening of the victim because of the…
…declined in many states, including North Carolina. One hypothesis is that a decline in legal job openings has led fewer smart college graduates to choose law school, which has led…
…Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department that defendant was selling cocaine in the Charlotte area. Officers opened an investigation and set up a purchase of cocaine from defendant. In February of 2018, an…
…305 counts. In national news, Colorado prosecutors have formally charged Anderson Aldrich, the person accused of opening fire in a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub on November 19, killing five and…
…17 years old? Had the defendant been in North Carolina, that behavior likely would have constituted a crime. Does that open the door for it to count for points here…
…brings you a dead body? Seems like some serious legal ethics issues might be implicated by this Florida story. The opening paragraph sums it up: “A southwest Florida man put…
…she lost consciousness. The next thing she remembered was someone opening her eyelid as she lay on the ground. She saw defendant’s face and thought he was there to help…
