by Michelle Sparrow | Apr 14, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
An arrest for a minor offense is usually handled quickly. Most of the 700,000 arrests on nonviolent, non-drug-related criminal charges every year go right to a judge, and the suspects are released immediately. If a judge is not available, though, the suspects are held... by Michelle Sparrow | Apr 13, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
We want to finish up our discussion of the U.S. Supreme Court case about strip searches and Fourth Amendment rights before we talk about the Trayvon Martin “stand your ground” case. In our last post, we went over the majority opinion that said the strip... by Michelle Sparrow | Apr 11, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
We are continuing our discussion of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could change the way jails operate across the country. Critics are astounded that the court upheld the 3rd U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that allowed jails to strip search incoming detainees... by Michelle Sparrow | Apr 7, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
North Carolina’s defense attorneys and prosecutors alike were probably taken by surprise earlier this week when they learned the U.S. Supreme Court has decided that a detainee in a county jail may be subjected to a strip search regardless of the severity of the... by Michelle Sparrow | Oct 19, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
We’re finishing up our discussion of a criminal case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. The case involves strip searches of non-violent detainees in county jails. The jails in question are not in North Carolina, but the state’s criminal defense...