…or uncertain, “defense counsel need do no more than advise a noncitizen client that pending criminal charges may carry a risk of adverse immigration consequences.” Fortunately, many defender offices around…
…override that veto. The bill contains several provisions of interest to criminal law practitioners, including the creation of (1) a new infraction carrying a fine of $5,000 per violation for…
…need to understand this new requirement- judicial officials, law enforcement, health oversight agencies, and medical examiners who frequently request PHI to carry out their official duties will likely encounter situations…
…of a firearm by a felon and carrying a concealed weapon, Leak filed a motion to suppress, claiming that he was seized in violation of the Fourth Amendment. The trial…
…reversal drug Naloxone thanks to grant funding through the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition. The department now has enough supply of Naloxone nasal spray for every sworn officer to carry…
…then deprived her of food and punched her in the stomach repeatedly, causing her to miscarry. As Sentencing Law and Policy explains here, Ohio’s murder statute encompasses causing “the death…
…the State when they carry out searches related to school discipline. Id. at 336-37. Do school officials need a warrant? No. The United States Supreme Court recognized decades ago that…
…a cold January night in Charlotte. Two officers were on routine patrol when one received a tip from a “known informant” that a person was carrying an illegal gun on…
…Sheehan, 735 F.3d 153 (4th Cir. 2013) (explaining that an officer does not “possess the unfettered authority to shoot a member of the public simply because that person is carrying…
…Carolina Supreme Court began by noting that prosecution of criminal offenses is the sole and exclusive authority of the duly elected district attorneys of the state, who must carry out…