Court of Appeals Upholds Validity of Ex Parte DVPOs
Background. In State v. Byrd, 363 N.C. 214 (2009), the state supreme court concluded that an ex parte domestic violence protective order, or DVPO, was not a “valid protective order” […]
June 24, 2013
Obtaining a Search Warrant after Charges Have Been Brought
Most search warrants are obtained before anyone has been charged with a crime. But sometimes officers will charge a defendant and then decide to obtain a search warrant to seek […]
August 25, 2009
Obtaining Medical Records under G.S. 8-53
I’ve received questions from both prosecutors and defense lawyers about whether and how the state can obtain a suspect’s — or a defendant’s — medical records when those records may […]
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