Smith's Criminal Case Compendium
Table of Contents
Criminal Procedure
Indictment & Pleading Issues
Evidence
Arrest, Search, and Investigation
Hest Technologies, Inc. v. North Carolina, 366 N.C. 289 (Dec. 14, 2012)
The court reversed Hest Technologies, Inc. v. North Carolina, 219 N.C. App. 308 (Mar. 6, 2012), and held that G.S. 14-306.4 does not violate the First Amendment because it regulates conduct, not protected speech. The court also concluded that even if the statute incidentally burdens speech, it passes muster under the test of United States v. O’Brien and that the statute was not overbroad.