The AP reports that yesterday, “[a] former Army National Guard member who had spent eight years in prison for attempting to aid the Islamic State opened fire on a classroom at Virginia’s Old Dominion University . . . before ROTC students subdued and killed him.” The assailant killed Lt. Col. Brandon Shah and injured two other people. The perpetrator has been identified as...
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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.
Venue to try an accessory after the fact is proper in any county where the principal could be prosecuted or in the county where the defendant committed acts that form the basis of the charge of accessory after the fact.
A defendant who is in custody has a Fifth Amendment right to counsel during an interrogation.
An initial appearance may be held before a magistrate anywhere within the state. See G.S. 7A-273(7).
An indigent defendant who has been formally charged has a right to counsel at a pretrial lineup or other identification procedure at which defendant’s presence is required.
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