State v. Warren (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-07-0773, 18 pp.) (Chris Dillon, J.) (Rick Elmore, J., dissenting) Appealed from Johnston County Superior Court (Richard Brown, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Where defendant was stopped in a high crime area, and where the ...

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State v. Miller (Lawyers Weekly No. 14-06-1198, 20 pp.) (Robert Hunter, J.) (Beasley, J., not participating) Appealed from Rowan County Superior Court (Joseph Crosswhite, J.) On discretionary review from the Court of Appeals. N.C. S. Ct. Holding: While searching a ...

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The FBI is looking into a biting incident involving a Wilmington police dog that was lifted into a suspect's vehicle window.

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“The dog did it” is not an acceptable excuse for an unconstitutional search, the North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled.

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