It might not seem like a sexy story, but in terms of practical impact, the rollout of a new system for handling certain traffic cases in Forsyth County is a big deal. The Winston-Salem Journal has the story here. The super condensed version is that the new system is for people who have been charged with infractions that the State would normally dismiss upon proof of compliance, like expired tags or no operator’s license. These defendants can scan their citations and the paperwork proving that they’ve addressed the problem, the DA’s office can review the submissions, and if appropriate, the DA’s office will dismiss the charges. If you have experience with the system, please post a comment. In other news: Same-sex marriage standoff continues. Senator Berger and the AOC still disagree about whether magistrates may opt out of performing same-sex marriages. The News and Observer reports here on Senator Berger’s latest salvo. FBI reports another drop in crime. The FBI has released crime data for 2013. Both violent and property crime were down over 4% from 2012. South Carolina Supreme Court rules Miller retroactive – and applicable to nonmandatory LWOP sentences. The retroactivity of Miller v. Alabama, the Supreme Court case prohibiting mandatory LWOP sentences for juveniles, has not been decided in North Carolina, as Jessie noted in this previous post. Across the line in South Carolina, though, the state supreme court just ruled in favor of retroactivity. Perhaps more surprisingly, the court ruled that all juveniles sentenced to LWOP should [...]
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