Is the 48-Hour Detainer Rule Constitutional? Recent developments from the administration of U.S. president Donald Trump and the GOP have highlighted the issue of immigration. On the criminal law side, …
NEW CHANGES TO THE HABITUAL FELON LAW
Habitual Felon Lawyer The N.C. Legislature Makes Changes to Qualifying Crimes The North Carolina legislature has made significant changes as to which out-of-state convictions qualify as prior felonies for Habitual …
POSSESSION & CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION IN N.C.
Think You Don’t Possess Something? Try Constructive Possession The traditional way to understand possession is that you actually have the thing, the object in your hand. Not so in North …
CHURCH WORSHIP DIRECTOR ARRESTED FOR CHILD PORN
Co-Workers Intending to Play a Prank Find Something More Insidious. A 36-year old man’s stint at a Christian Church in Lecanto, Florida ended when he was charged possessing child pornography, …
HOW DOES A FUGITIVE GET INTO TROUBLE?
Taunting Police Online When a person is a fugitive from law enforcement, it’s a good idea to lay low. Stay inside. Watch Netflix. Order Pizza. It’s also good not to …
911 CALLS & CONFRONTATION
Supreme Court’s Absurd Ruling on Nature of 911 Calls If a witness were to get on the stand and say that he saw someone discharge a firearm, and this is …
FLINTSTONED ON MARIJUANA FRUITY PEBBLES
Deputies make a snacky find in a Halifax County stop on Interstate 95. A recent and hilarious alleged drug bust took place in Weldon, North Carolina, during a traffic …
You & Warrantless Searches on Probation
Not All Warrantless Searches are Permissible Just Because You Are on Probation It is well-settled law that a probationer must submit to warrantless searches of his residence, vehicle and/or person. …
EXPLAIN A CRIME – SHOPLIFTING BECOMES ROBBERY
A Simple Class 3 Misdemeanor Could End in a Felony and an Active Prison Sentence I may be hard to believe, but a regular old shoplifting can turn into …
NORTH CAROLINA STATUS OFFENSES – PART II
SOME STATUS OFFENSES CAN MEAN LIFE IN PRISON While the consequences of the status offenses previously described (see Part I, here) are bad enough, there are some status offenses that …