…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,…
…by reasonable suspicion that criminal activity was afoot. Instead, the facts known to the officer, which included Reed’s nervous appearance, the dog, the dog food, and the detritus in the…
…45, of Wisconsin was booked into the Green Lake County Jail on Tuesday, as reported by the AP, and now faces charges of obstructing the investigation into his own disappearance.…
…Forrest is arrested at a DWI checkpoint. He submits to a breath test, which reports an alcohol concentration of 0.08. Forrest is taken before a magistrate for an initial appearance….
…96 percent made every court appearance, and more than half had their charges dismissed. By comparison, defendants held on bail for the duration of their cases were convicted 92 percent…
…the magistrate will likely have the immediate authority to set release conditions at the initial appearance. If, however, charges are filed and the defendant is arrested on a warrant that…
…hair? The Court was slightly less skeptical but ultimately unpersuaded by DOC’s second argument that the policy helped prevent inmates from disguising themselves or quickly changing their appearance by shaving….
