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Civil Practice – Sovereign Immunity – Alleged Gambling Establishment – Search & Seizure
Crazie Overstock Promotions, LLC v. McVicker (Lawyers Weekly No. 012-122-17, 5 pp.) (Chris Dillon, J.) Appealed from Bladen County Superior Court (C. Winston Gilchrist, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Even […]
Criminal Practice – Search & Seizure – Search Warrant – Rented Cabin – Stolen Items
State v. Worley (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-218-17, 15 pp.) (Rick Elmore, J.) Appealed from Transylvania County Superior Court (Mark Powell, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Given the allegations in the deputy […]
Criminal Practice – Search & Seizure – Attenuation Doctrine – Possession of a Stolen Firearm
State v. Hester (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-215-17, 50 pp.) (John Tyson, J.) (Chris Dillon, J., concurring) (Linda McGee, C.J., dissenting) Appealed from New Hanover County Superior Court (Phyllis Gorham, J.) […]
Civil Rights – Search & Seizure – Traffic Stop – Expired Registration – Outstanding Warrant
Lawrence v. Hansen (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-031-17, 12 pp.) (Terrence Boyle, J.) 5:15-cv-00494; E.D.N.C. Holding: Where the registration on plaintiff’s license plate was almost a year out of date, the […]
Civil Rights – Search & Seizure – Excessive Force – Resisting a Public Officer
Birdsong v. Emory (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-024-17, 11 pp.) (Terrence Boyle, J.) 5:15-cv-00273; E.D.N.C. Holding: Police officers conducting a “jump out” – a tactic in which a group of police […]
Criminal Practice – Search & Seizure – ‘Directly Related’ to Probation – Marshalls’ Task Force
State v. Powell (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-158-17, 23 pp.) (Mark Davis, J.) Appealed from Catawba County Superior Court (Richard Boner, J.) N.C. App. Holding: In 2009, the General Assembly amended […]
Criminal Practice – Search & Seizure – Community Caretaker Doctrine – Knock & Talk – Both Inapplicable
State v. Huddy (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-120-17, 17 pp.) (Richard Dietz, J.) (John Tyson, J., concurring) Appealed from Guilford County Superior Court (L. Todd Burke, J.) N.C. App. Holding: While […]
Criminal Practice – Search & Seizure – Collateral Estoppel – Drug Mixture
State v. Williams (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-074-17, 8 pp.) (Chris Dillon, J.) Appealed from Iredell County Superior Court (Julia Lynn Gullett, J.) N.C. App. Holding: In a prior appeal, this […]
Criminal Practice – Search & Seizure – Warrant Application – Confidential Informant – Reliability
State v. Brody (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-044-17, 14 pp.) (Mark Davis, J.) Appealed from Mecklenburg County Superior Court (Carla Archie, J.) N.C. App. Holding: In the affidavit supporting the application […]
Criminal Practice – Search & Seizure – Extended Traffic Stop – Reasonable Suspicion
State v. Downey (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-046-17, 18 pp.) (Richard Dietz, J.) (Robert Hunter Jr., J., dissenting) Appealed from Johnston County Superior Court (Thomas Lock & Reuben Young, JJ.) N.C. […]
Criminal Practice – Search & Seizure – Premises Warrant – Guest’s Rental Vehicle
State v. Lowe (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-011-17, 15 pp.) (Robin Hudson, J.) Appealed from Wake County Superior Court (Reuben Young, J.) On discretionary review from the Court of Appeals. N.C. […]
Criminal Practice – Search & Seizure – Flagged Down Motorist – Voluntary — DWI
State v. Wilson (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-407-16, 18 pp.) (Linda Stephens, J.) (Chris Dillon, J., dissenting) Appealed from Alamance County Superior Court (Michael O’Foghludha, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Defendant was […]
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