…circumscribed under the rule to ensure it does not exceed the bounds of a permissible hypothetical. How much weight such hypothetical opinion testimony would carry with a factfinder remains an…
…the shooting, reportedly calling 911 to falsely report an armed suspicious person and then advancing on responding officers while carrying a multi-tool and disregarding their orders to stop. A few…
…in the North Carolina General Assembly to authorize a firing squad to carry out the death penalty. Lawmakers proposed the bill just prior to South Carolina’s execution of a man…
…evidence relevant? Likely, if the parties contest whether the victim was carrying a knife on the day in question. But if this fact is not in dispute, the probative value…
…guidelines. Manafort will be sentenced next week on conspiracy charges that he pleaded guilty to after being convicted by a jury of the financial fraud offenses. The conspiracy charges carry…
…officers working on a case inform a prosecutor about Brady/Giglio material, prosecutors have an independent duty to discover that information. They may carry out that duty by establishing procedures and…
…“cocktail” system previously in effect. WRAL has the AP story here. The story states that the new protocol will “slightly loosen the legal knot that’s delayed carrying out capital punishment…
…the gunman, Tim O. Day, run outside. George, who has a concealed carry permit and is a certified gun-range safety officer, joined up with another armed civilian, Jesse Zamora, and…
…he or she has obtained or renewed his or her license or registration: No operator’s license (G.S. 20-7(a)) Failure to carry a valid driver’s license (G.S. 20-7(a)) Driving with an…
…a presentment, and so may carry more weight than Hobson regarding the propriety of that procedure. A more recent case on a different issue involving presentments is State v. Roberts,…
