…unnecessary delay for an initial appearance, where a judicial official determines conditions of pretrial release. See G.S. 15A-511. If the judge who issued the OFA doesn’t recommend conditions of release,…
…down appearance, [an old store in which the defendant was growing marijuana] . . . had all the indicia of an abandoned building and any expectation of privacy with respect…
…lay opinion on defendant’s appearance in surveillance footage was not error. State v. Taylor, 2022-NCCOA-910, ___ N.C. App. ___ (Dec. 29, 2022). In this Nash County case, defendant appealed his…
…whether a domestic violence defendant who does not have a timely appearance before a judge—or any appearance at all—would have been released earlier had they received a timely pretrial hearing….
…report a child’s death within one hour, or a child’s disappearance within 24 hours. Some organizations are even calling for a federal law. This activity was sparked by the Casey…
…the statutory mandate and impose non-financial conditions unless they determine that such release will not reasonably assure appearance; will pose a danger of injury to any person; or is likely…
…on the application of the plain-view exception to the warrant requirement. This at least created an appearance of unfairness for Law Firm clients and the public at large that “the…
…tablets in question.” Specifically, the agent compared the appearance of the pills, including their pharmaceutical markings, to a reference work called Micromedics Literature, which he testified is “used by the…
Under state law, pretrial conditions must be set after a defendant is arrested for a crime, and this typically occurs at the initial appearance before a magistrate. G.S. 15A-511. Although…
…broke down, and Attorney #1 was allowed to withdraw from the case. After a second attorney made an appearance in the case (Attorney #2), he and the defendant discussed the…
