Automatic license plate readers, or ALPRs, have been in the news lately. Most ALPRs are made by a company called Flock Safety and therefore commonly are called Flock cameras. This post focuses not on the public debate about whether deploying such cameras is a good idea, but on the legal controversy about whether the use of Flock cameras without court supervision constitutes an unreasonable search in violation of the Fourth Amendment. To set expectations, this post...
NC Criminal Law
on Monday, September 14th, 2026
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The court is not bound by the rules of evidence (except for rules on privilege) when deciding whether challenged evidence is admissible.
A criminal charge contained in a pleading must be sufficiently definite to identify the offense, enable the defendant to prepare his or her defense, bar a subsequent prosecution for the same offense, and enable the court to impose judgment.
The state must give notice to the defendant of any expert witnesses that the state reasonably expects to call as a witness at trial.
An acquittal under the Double Jeopardy Clause includes a dismissal of a charge for insufficient evidence or an appellate court’s reversal of a conviction for insufficient evidence.
The superior court has general jurisdiction over all felonies, as well as any misdemeanors which are lesser-included offenses of the felony, joined with the felony, or initiated by grand jury presentment. G.S. 7A-271(a).
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