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A plea bargain in North Carolina Superior Court is more than an understanding between lawyers. While a negotiated resolution, the terms and conditions of the plea arrangement are subject to judicial approval.

When a judge rejects a plea deal, the case changes substantially in the courtroom, in r...


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Restitution as a condition of probation in North Carolina presents a deceptively simple question. What happens if the defendant does not pay?

That question cannot be answered by looking only at the unpaid balance. A restitution order can operate in two legal lanes at the same time. It can be a criminal court condition tied to probation, deferred prosecution, or conditi...


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On May 29, 2026, reporting surrounding the United States Supreme Court’s review of a Mississippi death penalty case again pushed one of the oldest constitutional problems in American criminal law back into public discussion. The issue involves racial discrimination in jury selection under Batson v. Kentucky


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On May 26, 2026, the United States Supreme Court denied Florida’s motion for leave to file an original lawsuit against California and Washington over commercial driver’s licenses issued to certain noncitizens Florida claimed were not eligible under federal CDL rules. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented, arguing the Court should ...


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Police can enter a home without a warrant under the emergency aid exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement. Also called the emergency assistance exception or emergency doctrine, this exception permits warrantless home entry when officers have an objectively reasonable basis to believe someone inside is seriously injured or imminently threatened with serious inj...


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