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. Wiles, ___ N.C. App. ___, ___ S.E.2d ___ (Mar. 17, 2020)
Arrest, Search, and Investigation > Arrests & Investigatory Stops > Stops > Duration/Extending Stops
Arrest, Search, and Investigation > Arrests & Investigatory Stops > Stops > Reasonable Suspicion > Mistake of Fact

While parked on the side of the road, a trooper saw a truck pass by and believed that the passenger was not wearing a seat belt. After the trooper stopped the truck and approached the passenger side, he realized that passenger was wearing his seat belt, but the gray belt had not been...
State v. Baskins, ___ N.C. App. ___, 818 S.E.2d 381 (Aug. 7, 2018)
Arrest, Search, and Investigation > Arrests & Investigatory Stops > Stops > Reasonable Suspicion > Mistake of Fact

In a case in which the court determined that the defendant received ineffective assistance of appellate counsel, it considered whether the officers’ mistake of fact regarding a basis for a traffic stop was reasonable and concluded that it was not. Having found that appellate counsel’s...
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