…while the officer is attempting to carry out an arrest or prevent an escape. An officer may only use the amount of force that the officer reasonably believes is necessary…
…to the jury. But that can carry unintended consequences, as in State v. Berry, 356 N.C. 490 (2002). In that case, a murder defendant elicited testimony that his nickname was…
…used in carrying out a DRE examination. Though it has since been amended, at the time of the Fincher’s trial, Rule 702 stated in relevant part: (a) If scientific, technical…
…a court official examining a magistrate’s potential unethical conduct would look to the standards of the Code of Judicial Conduct, and the cases that interpret it, in carrying out suspension…
…to carry out the representation, or the disclosure is permitted by [specific circumstances not applicable here]”? This duty extends to former clients, Rule 1.9(c)(2), so the lawyers can’t argue that…
…to do, including information about when the defendant was going to leave his home and what drugs he would be carrying. The prediction of future behavior was borne out in…
…materials that equip judicial branch officials with the skills and knowledge they need to carry out their important work. We hope that the recapitulation of our efforts over the past…
…bulge at his hip suggestive of a gun, or perhaps they’d dealt with him in the past and knew him to carry a weapon. Under those facts, would the officers…
…under G.S. 20-16.2 before carrying out testing under the implied consent statutes. When a defendant is not so advised, the results of the ensuing test may be suppressed. A chemical…
…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…
