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August 19, 2014

Court of Appeals in State v. Townsend Beefs Up Prejudice Required for Relief under Knoll

[Author’s note: State v. Townsend was withdrawn and replaced by a subsequent opinion, available here. The portion of the opinion discussed below was unchanged by the subsequent opinion.] No one gets […]

March 20, 2014

Be careful what you wish for . . . Kostick further muddles Knoll analysis

Shea Denning

The decades-old state supreme court decision in State v. Knoll, 322 N.C. 535 (1988), dismissing charges against three impaired driving defendants, is confusing. For starters, the Knoll court’s decision hinged […]

February 4, 2013

You’ve got to know when to hold ’em

Shea Denning

Magistrates walk a tight rope of sorts in setting conditions of pretrial release for defendants charged with impaired driving offenses. In addition to taking into account all of the factors […]

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Court of Appeals in State v. Townsend Beefs Up Prejudice Required for Relief under Knoll

Be careful what you wish for . . . Kostick further muddles Knoll analysis

You’ve got to know when to hold ’em

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