Obama-Era Reforms Undone by Trump Cabinet Fact: United States incarcerates more people than any other place on the planet. By any measure, the U.S. has more people in prisons and …
IMMIGRATION DETAINERS
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 …
IF A FUGITIVE WALKS IN THE WOODS, DOES ANYONE HEAR HIM?
Police Search National Forest for Fugitive. Multiple law enforcement agencies are searching part of the Pisgah National Forest for a Weaverville man that they claim is a fugitive from justice. …
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 …
SCOTUS STRIKES DOWN NC SEX OFFENDER LAW
Law prevented sex offenders from accessing social media. The Supreme Court of the United States has struck down a ban preventing convicted sex offenders from accessing social media, according …
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 …