NC Criminal Law
This post summarizes the U.S. v. Hemani decision released by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 18, 2026.
18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), barring firearm possession by unlawful users of controlled substances, was unconstitutional under the Second Amendment as applied to a regular user of marijuana; habitual drunkard laws were not sufficiently similar to § 922(g)(3) in purpose and operation to justify categorical...
If a search warrant validly describes the premises to be searched, a car located on the premises may be searched even though the warrant contains no description of the car. State v. Courtright, 60 N.C. App. 247, 249 (1983).
In felony cases, a defendant is entitled to inspect the complete files of all law enforcement agencies, investigatory agencies, and prosecutors' offices involved in the investigation of the crimes committed or the prosecution of the defendant. See G.S. 15A-903(a).
Two or more offenses may be joined for trial when the offenses are based on the same act or transaction or on a series of acts or transactions connected together or constituting parts of a single scheme or plan. See G.S. 15A-926(a).
With the consent of all parties, the district court may accept guilty pleas to Class H and I felonies. G.S. 7A-272(c).
A defendant has a Sixth Amendment right to counsel during interrogation by an officer or an informant about a pending charge after adversarial judicial proceedings for that charge have begun.