Case Summaries — Supreme Court of North Carolina (June 11, 2021)
This post summarizes criminal decisions released by the Supreme Court of North Carolina on June 11, 2021.
Case Summaries — N.C. Court of Appeals (Nov. 3, 2020)
This post summarizes published opinions issued by the Court of Appeals of North Carolina on November 3, 2020.
Case Summaries — N.C. Supreme Court (September 25, 2020)
This post summarizes opinions issued by the North Carolina Supreme Court on September 25, 2020.
Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (August 2020)
This post summarizes criminal law and related opinions decided during August 2020 by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Case Summaries: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (July 2020)
This post summarizes published criminal law and related decisions from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decided in July, 2020.
Commission Recommends Changes to DWI Laws and Correctional Policies
The North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission released last November a report recommending several changes to the state’s impaired driving laws and correctional policies. The report marked the culmination […]
Sixth Circuit Holds that Chalking Vehicle Tires is a Fourth Amendment Search
The Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled last week that city parking enforcement officers’ use of chalk to mark the tires of parked vehicles to track how long […]
May a Magistrate Conduct an Initial Appearance at a Hospital?
Sometimes a defendant is injured prior to or during arrest. When the injury is serious, the defendant may need to go directly to the hospital. May a judicial official, such […]
Seeking Suppression for Out-of-Jurisdiction Arrests
Local law enforcement officers do not have statewide territorial jurisdiction to arrest. Instead, they generally are authorized to arrest only within the jurisdictional boundaries of the city or county they […]
What Everyone Needs to Know about Knock and Talks
Knock and talks are a common, useful, and sometimes controversial law enforcement tool. I thought that I would put together a post that summarizes the principal legal issues that they […]