The Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment bars the State from introducing testimonial hearsay statements from a witness who does not testify at trial unless the witness is unavailable and […] Read more about Considering Recent Confrontation Clause Cases from the Court of Appeals

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Constitutional protection against double jeopardy is understood to extend no further than the Fifth Amendment requires. Two recent cases from the Court of Appeals, however, seem to find greater double […] Read more about North Carolina’s Double Jeopardy Clause

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The Supreme Court decided several major cases in its recently-concluded Term, but for people interested in the Fourth Amendment, the most anticipated was United States v. Chatrie, __ U.S. __ […] Read more about Supreme Court Rules that a Geofence Warrant Is a Search

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Raleigh city leaders are considering a juvenile curfew and other public-safety measures after an estimated 8,000 young people gathered in the Briar Creek and Glenwood South areas during Fourth of […] Read more about News Roundup

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There are two different types of probation extensions. They are set out in different statutes. And they can be confusing. Ordinary extensions. Under G.S. 15A-1344(d), probation may be extended at […] Read more about The Probation-Extension Minefield

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Last month, the General Assembly overrode several gubernatorial vetoes that had been sitting for over a year. Among those overrides was Senate Bill 153, which is now chaptered as Session […] Read more about Legislature Overrides Veto on 287(g) Agreements

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Trial court did not err by failing to intervene in prosecutor’s closing argument; trial court did not err by declining to instruct on assault inflicting serious injury as a lesser […] Read more about Case Summaries: N.C. Court of Appeals (July 1, 2026)

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This post summarizes two recent decisions by the Supreme Court of the United States. A state law prohibiting individuals from carrying guns onto private property without the express approval of […] Read more about Case Summaries – U.S. Supreme Court (June 18 and 25, 2026)

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For implied consent offenses, pretrial motions to suppress evidence and/or dismiss the case must be made pretrial, according to and in accordance with G.S. 20-38.6. Broadly speaking, this requires the […] Read more about State v. Dade and Implied Consent Pretrial Motions Chart

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The North Carolina Supreme Court recently decided two cases considering the impact of legal cannabis on probable cause. In State v. Dobson, No. 190PA24, ___ N.C. ___; 929 S.E.2d 315 […] Read more about N.C. Supreme Court Affirms Totality of Circumstances Test for Probable Cause in Marijuana Cases

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