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Around this time of year, many Americans begin to...
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The Colorado Supreme Court upheld the search of Google...
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Normally, the Fourth Amendment requires that police obtain a...
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Suppose the defendant is on trial for murder. He...
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Police in Boone may have narrowly averted a mass...
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I recently finished a new Administration of Justice Bulletin...
Is fentanyl an opiate? That’s the question the prosecutor...
Our cell phones and laptops normally are subject to...
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The Supreme Court announced on Monday its adoption of...
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As regular readers know, the U.S. Supreme Court decided...
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The U.S. Supreme Court held in Blakely v. Washington,...
A Wisconsin official who posted a photo of his marked...
The Associated Press reports here that “President Joe Biden...
Looking for some interesting topics to discuss over Thanksgiving...
When Session Law (S.L.) 2024-17 takes effect next Sunday,...
For the final installment of this series on confidential...
After serving 30 years in prison for killing her...
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Years ago, I wrote this post about when evidence...
A 23-year-old NC State University student was charged with...
I work in the field of criminal law and...
In State v. Jackson, No. COA23-637 (Oct. 1, 2024),...
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A few months ago, I wrote about Session Law...
The “48-hour rule,” as it is known in domestic...
Five years ago, I wrote about geofence warrants. I...
People of a certain age will remember the Menendez...
Each year the School of Government publishes new and...
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Police in Durango, Colorado, shared a video on Facebook...
I recently gave a criminal law case update to...
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A new law governing capacity to proceed in delinquency...
North Carolina doesn’t have a land border with Mexico...
In the aftermath of the widespread destruction wrought by...
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In response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene,...
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In state fiscal year 2022-2023, county departments of social...
Our hearts remain with the communities in Western North...
About a year ago, I wrote to let readers...
Singleton was supposed to make things simpler. As previously...
In September, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued...
The state legislature recently passed a law making patient...
Our hearts are with our clients and others who...
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In 2017, the General Assembly ratified S.L. 2017-166 regulating...
I recently taught a session at the magistrates’ conference...
There is no way to avoid hearing and seeing...
I am excited to share the latest annual report...
The State of Missouri put Marcellus Williams to death...
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Regular readers know that I am interested in the...
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Attorneys practicing in criminal superior court are likely familiar...
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Shea wrote about changes to the law around the...
In national news, prosecutors filed a superseding indictment in...
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Session Law 2024-17 contains several changes to delinquency law...
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Verizon Wireless is facing a lawsuit after a man...
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The Court of Appeals recently settled an issue that...
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Evidence of prior bad acts is admissible unless the...
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Sticky-fingered Sam goes to the local shoe store to...
An Inconvenient Cop is a book authored by long-time...
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North Carolina will soon have a new law, effective...
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I am pleased to announce that Belal Elrahal joined...
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Special thanks to Sheridan King, Summer Law Fellow at...
The biggest news story of the week is a...
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At the Criminal Justice Innovation Lab, we’re focused on...
The Supreme Court’s big Second Amendment case this term...
The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided Smith v. Arizona,...
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Two men fined in 2018 for failing to stop...
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In a case decided earlier this month, the Court...
The North Carolina General Assembly has temporarily adjourned for...
On June 25, 2024, changes to the HIPAA Privacy...
Across North Carolina, there are 55 child advocacy centers...
On June 21, the Supreme Court decided a highly-anticipated...
Last week, Louisiana became the first state to allow...
This post summarizes Smith v. Arizona and United States v....
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Is the court bound to order a certain disposition...
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The biggest story in criminal law this week was...
When a person is arrested, a law enforcement officer...
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As AP News reports, Hunter Biden, the son of...
Can Constructive Dismissal Lead to Compensation In some cases,...
In March 2021, several news organizations filed a petition...
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When May the State Use Evidence of a Defendant’s Silence Before Trial? – North Carolina Criminal Law
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the...
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Statutes prescribing simplified charging language were intended to alleviate...
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Intimate partner violence is abuse or aggression that occurs...
Homelessness is a challenging problem. Some cities have attempted...
The week began with tragedy. Four law enforcement officers...
The UNC School of Government will be hosting a...
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Most readers of this blog are familiar with Arrest,...
In this brief blog I want to announce updated...
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Today I begin a series of blog posts discussing...
The first criminal trial of a former U.S. president...
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The right to appeal an order in a delinquency...
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals first recognized the...
In Part I of my Spring 2024 cannabis update,...
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Video evidence authentication has received a fair amount of...
On Monday, the Louisiana Senate unanimously passed a bill...
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