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 | Nov 22, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
We are finishing up our discussion of a case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court that addresses privacy and GPS tracking devices. The case involved a suspect in a drug trafficking investigation. Police placed a GPS tracking device on his car and followed his... by Michelle Sparrow | Nov 18, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
We have been talking about a criminal case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. The defendant in the underlying case claims that police violated his Fourth Amendment right to privacy when they planted a GPS device on his car and tracked his comings and goings for... by Michelle Sparrow | Nov 15, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
We are continuing our discussion of a case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court recently. The defendant believes his privacy was violated when the police planted a GPS tracking device on his car and tracked his movements for two months. The investigation culminated... by Michelle Sparrow | Nov 10, 2011 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
The U.S. Supreme Court has many criminal cases on the docket this term. The Court heard arguments on one of the most important, United States v. Jones, earlier this week. Criminal defense attorneys in Raleigh are watching the case because the decision in Jones will...