…and gave officers no further justification to search the rest of the house or to open safes. This argument was squarely rejected. The odor of marijuana provides probable cause to…
…seems to be pretty close to what Fridley says. But I’m open to persuasion, so let me know if you’re aware of additional authority or think I’ve got it wrong….
…defendant entered a women’s restroom and opened a toilet stall being used by a female). But North Carolina’s disorderly conduct statute, G.S. 14-288.4, is limited to specific types of disruptive…
…United States Supreme Court in Fernandez v. California (2014), clarified an issue left open in Georgia v. Randolph: the validity of a consent search by a residential occupant after a…
…attacked a neighbor’s dog and began to eat it. Both incidents open the door to possible dark humor about “the munchies,” but the cases are sufficiently gruesome that I will…
…client, she was opening herself up to testifying in court. The Court of Appeals held that taking this testimony in the light most favorable to the State, there was substantial…
…marks and citation omitted). Businesses and other locations that are open to the public are therefore not likely to be appropriate venues for an “all persons” warrant. The likelihood of…
…(1990); Sexton, 153 N.C. App. 641. As should be apparent, this rule opens the door for all kinds of evidence. [Editor’s note: there’s also no hearsay problem with the officer…
…who himself was found guilty of criminal charges related to Medicare fraud earlier this year, in exchange for using his Senate seat for Melgen’s benefit. In opening statements, a prosecutor…
…adjudicated undisciplined in April of 2021 based on 58 unexcused school absences. He was given a contempt warning in open court following adjudication. A second order issued by the court…