Smith's Criminal Case Compendium

Smith's Criminal Case Compendium

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Smith's Criminal Case Compendium

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This compendium includes significant criminal cases by the U.S. Supreme Court & N.C. appellate courts, Nov. 2008 – Present. Selected 4th Circuit cases also are included.

Jessica Smith prepared case summaries Nov. 2008-June 4, 2019; later summaries are prepared by other School staff.

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State v. Jordan, ___ N.C. App. ___, 2022 NCCOA 215 (Apr. 5, 2022) temp. stay granted, ___ N.C. ___, 871 S.E.2d 101 (Apr 21 2022)
Arrest, Search, and Investigation > Exigent Circumstances
Arrest, Search, and Investigation > Search Warrants > Probable Cause Insufficient
Arrest, Search, and Investigation > Searches > Consent Searches > Voluntariness of Consent
Arrest, Search, and Investigation > Standing > To Challenge Search of Premises

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police received a report of a stolen car and information about its possible location. Officers went to the location, which was part residence and part commercial establishment. A car matching the description of the stolen vehicle was in the back parking lot. As police...
State v. Rodelo, 231 N.C. App. 660 (Jan. 7, 2014)
Arrest, Search, and Investigation > Standing > To Challenge Search of Premises

Where the defendant had no ownership or possessory interest in the warehouse that was searched, he had no standing to challenge the search on Fourth Amendment grounds.
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