…the justices, who diverge ideologically, “have teamed up to promote the art of disagreeing without being nasty about it.” The two have made two recent joint appearances promoting civil debate…
…cause hearing must be held within 15 working days of the initial appearance before a district court judge. See G.S. 15A-606(d). Generally, both the State and the defense are just…
…also can help reduce unnecessary pretrial detentions of low-risk defendants and associated costs, unfairness, and negative public safety outcomes. An arrest triggers an initial appearance and imposition of conditions of…
…they wait for court appearances and for transport to a detention center or jail, also known as court holding facilities, are one type of secure facility. Therefore, juveniles must be…
…civil liability concerns, officers may be reluctant to do this. There are other solutions that might be permissible, like delaying the defendant’s initial appearance until he agrees to be fingerprinted,…
…Security is stepping up its efforts to combat white supremacist terrorism according to a recent article in the New York Times. In a recent strategy document and in public appearances…
…appointed counsel, this continuance is a necessity, as counsel will not even be appointed until the first court date. Even when defendants retain counsel before the first court appearance, they…
…the improvement of court operations. At this meeting, they must also prepare and adopt uniform schedules of offenses for which magistrates and clerks of court may accept written appearances, waivers…
…of reasons for that, including a history of male prevalence in the profession, personal appearance and grooming requirements that deter female candidates, the perception that policing is a physical job,…
…licenses revoked pursuant to G.S. 20-16.5 by the magistrate at their initial appearance. North Carolina enacted its administrative license revocation procedure as part of the Safe Roads Act of 1983,…
