…appeal, Miller objected (for the first time) to the admissibility of the cocaine and testimony regarding it as the product of an unconstitutional seizure. The opinion. The opening paragraph of…
…op. at 2. She stated that she “would leave open, for reexamination in a future case, whether a police officer’s reason for acting, in at least some circumstances, should factor…
…is on many other gun-related issues. Media reports indicate that “many Republicans [in the United States Senate] sounded open and enthused about” red flag laws during a recent hearing, and…
…Black Lives Matter movement. You may want to talk to potential jurors about their perspective on Black Lives Matter to determine whether they will be open minded to the evidence…
…false confessions, eyewitness identifications, open-file discovery, and the creation of IDS. Fatal Feud. The Laurinburg Exchange reports that an “ongoing dispute between neighbors” turned deadly this week when Jaser David…
A bill has been introduced in the legislature that would allow for GPS tracking of domestic violence offenders. Has that been tried elsewhere? Would it be constitutional? Would it open…
…Tapscott arrived and encountered Keith Dutree Collins who fled from Tapscott before pointing the BB gun at him, prompting Tapscott to open fire. The WRAL report says that people who…
…so with respect for the dignity and worth of black lives. Before the ink dried on this opinion, the FBI opened an investigation into yet another death of a black…
…them. Unless and until the United States Supreme Court or a North Carolina appellate court rules on these issues, they remain open questions. Because there is at least some uncertainty…
A short opinion issued recently by the Court of Appeals, State v. J.C., ___ N.C. App. ___ (Sept. 19, 2017), concerns two open questions about appellate review of a trial…
