…incident to DWI arrests, and that he found relevant evidence such as open containers of alcohol in “[a]t least fifty percent of these cases.” The trial court denied the motion,…
The Sixth Amendment provides that a person accused of a crime “shall enjoy a public trial.” This right is grounded in the belief that judges and prosecutors will carry out…
…but the Court did not foreclose future litigation. To the contrary, it left the door open to further challenges, and so did nothing to break up the litigation logjam that…
…opened the door. Only two or three minutes elapsed from the initial knock to the door’s opening. When the door opened, an officer immediately smelled unburned marijuana from inside the…
…court said in State v. Coleman, 227 N.C. App. 354 (2013). In that case, officers searched the defendant’s car after he admitted, during a traffic stop, that he was carrying…
…jumping into the absurd with both feet, this story covers the exploits of Finnish lawyer Taisto Miettinen, who, “with Kristiina Haapanen on his back, won the World Wife Carrying Championships…
…an appeal from a court of appeals decision that directly involves a substantial constitutional question. Appellate judges authorized to carry concealed weapons in court. Section 16.33 of H 259 amends…
…helmet. G.S. 20-140.4(a)(2). Further, a motorcycle can’t carry more than “the number of persons which it was designed to carry.” G.S. 20-140.4(a)(1). Neither the statute nor the cases interpreting it…
…weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, assault with a firearm on an officer, and carrying a concealed gun, arguing abuse of discretion in finding him competent to stand…
…would be complete without a controversial bill expanding gun rights. This year, that bill is H 562. Among other provisions, it would allow legislators with concealed carry permits to carry…
