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Is District Court a Court of Record?

July 24, 2019 Shea Denning

…records carry “‘absolute verity’” subject only to collateral attack and that keep a record of their proceedings, as distinguished from inferior courts of limited jurisdiction that depend upon legislative action…

Categories Procedure Tags court of record, district court 3 Comments
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Does a DWI Conviction Bar a Person from Possessing a Gun?

April 20, 2015April 14, 2015 Shea Denning

…through Five carry lesser maximum punishments. Because G.S. 20-179 effectively requires a prosecutor in superior court to plead applicable aggravating factors, and requires that such factors, other than the fact…

Categories Crimes and Elements, Motor Vehicles, Sentencing Tags 922(g), DWI, federal gun law, Heller 11 Comments

“Raise the Age” Is Now the Law in North Carolina

August 31, 2017 LaToya Powell

…state and juveniles, who will no longer carry the burden of a permanent criminal record for youthful mistakes (the same conclusion reached by two prior cost-benefit studies completed in 2009…

Categories Procedure, Uncategorized Tags juvenile age, juvenile delinqency, juvenile justice, raise the age 5 Comments
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Case Summaries: N.C. Court of Appeals (Aug. 20, 2024)

August 22, 2024 Alex Phipps

…heard shooting and went to confront the victim; defendant was carrying a pistol in his back pocket. After an argument, the victim shoved defendant to the ground. After that, testimony…

Categories Case Summaries Tags case summaries, N.C. Court of Appeals, North Carolina Court of Appeals
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News Roundup

December 14, 2018 Christopher Tyner

…a woman. Desgroux recently was arrested again, this time for impersonating a federal officer by calling 911 to falsely report that he was following a white van that was carrying…

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NC Supreme Court Holds that Media Entities May Seek Access to Law Enforcement Recordings by Filing a Petition

June 16, 2024June 13, 2024 Shea Denning

…cameras, and other devices used by law enforcement officers when carrying out law enforcement duties, are not public records. G.S. 132-1.4A(b). Thus, the public has no statutory right to access…

Categories Procedure Tags body cameras-worn camera, body-worn cameras, CLEAR, G.S. 132-1.4A, McClatchy

What’s a Vehicle?

October 12, 2017September 28, 2010 Jeff Welty

…a Segway? At first blush, it seems obvious that a Segway is both a vehicle and a motor vehicle. Certainly it can carry people or property upon a highway, so…

Categories Crimes and Elements, Motor Vehicles, Uncategorized Tags motor vehicle, segway, vehicle 7 Comments
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News Roundup

August 23, 2024 Brittany Bromell

…Once in the water, ocean currents and tides can carry the drugs to shore far away from their original drop points. Don’t eat the celery in California. In other drug-related…

Categories Uncategorized Tags criminal law news, news

Can the Police Shoot a Person Who Refuses to Drop a Knife?

July 18, 2022 Jeff Welty

…a car, while another woman, Hughes, emerged from a nearby home carrying a knife. Hughes walked towards Chadwick and stopped six feet from her. The officers were separated from both…

Categories Search and Seizure, Uncategorized Tags Deadly Force, excessive force, kisela, knife, knives, section 1983
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2023 Criminal Legislative Summaries

December 5, 2023 Brittany Bromell

…enactments: increased punishment and amended pretrial proceedings for rioting and looting (S.L. 2023-6) repeal of pistol purchase permits and other changes to concealed carry laws (S.L. 2023-8) authorization for and…

Categories Uncategorized Tags 2023 legislation, criminal law and procedure, legislation, legislative summaries, motor vehicle laws
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