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September 7, 2011
Under G.S. 15A-534.1, when a defendant is charged with assault, stalking, communicating threats, or certain other crimes against “a spouse or former spouse or a person with whom the defendant […]
READ POST "Domestic Violence Cases and the 48 Hour Rule (September 7, 2011)"January 13, 2011
Federal law makes it illegal for a person to possess a gun after having been “convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.” 18 U.S.C. ยง 922(g)(9). […]
READ POST "Ban on Gun Possession by Defendants Convicted of a “Domestic Violence Misdemeanor” (January 13, 2011)"July 30, 2009
Remember State v. Byrd, the case that held that ex parte domestic violence TROs aren’t “protective orders” under Chapter 50B? I blogged about it here, and I highlighted a more […]
READ POST "Legislative “Fix” for State v. Byrd (July 30, 2009)"July 17, 2009
I thought that I might blog today about the Sotomayor confirmation hearings, but they’ve been thoroughly dull. The only piece I’ve seen that makes them seem even a little bit […]
READ POST "State v. Byrd and Violations of DVPOs (July 17, 2009)"June 16, 2009
Editor’s note: Several readers have reported technical difficulties with the blog. I’m trying to solve the problem, but in the meantime, (1) it seems to be limited to users of […]
READ POST "State v. Byrd and Violations of DVPOs (June 16, 2009)"May 11, 2009
An interesting article in the New York Times, available here, talks about the increasing use of GPS tracking in domestic violence cases, either as a condition of pretrial release or […]
READ POST "GPS Tracking for Domestic Violence Offenders? (May 11, 2009)"