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19988
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This bulletin explains when a judge should be disqualified from hearing a case.
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506
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In the years between the 1980 census and the 1990 census, population in certain areas of NC necessitated the movement from at-large to district methods of election. Data from the 1990 census should cause the drawing of new lines to accommodate such movement.
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29992
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This memorandum reviews the current law on searches of people who are in custody, emphasizing the kinds of facts that have prompted courts to limit the authority of officers and noting the areas in which some future limitations might be expected. There is little North Carolina law on most of these issues and sometimes the decisions in other jurisdictions are in conflict.
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4895
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Crowell discusses ten things a school board needs to know about redistricting their school unit, including knowing that while the board is responsible for redistricting, the North Carolina General Statutes say nothing about the procedure and the U.S. Attorney General must approve their plan if their county is one of forty in the state covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.
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29990
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In North Carolina v. Butler, the United States Supreme Court invalidated the North Carolina rule that a defendant must expressly waive his Miranda rights before his statements are admissible in court. A waiver may sometimes be found, depending on the facts of the case, even when the defendant does not explicitly state that a lawyer is not wanted.
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20007
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Crowell provides information on the passage of the act and offers suggestions for its implementation, including forms to be used. The test of the new law is included at the end of the memorandum.
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Administration of Justice Memorandum
(NoCar KFN 7908 .A15 U6), Vol. Issue 12, Sept 1978,
p1--12, plus unnumbered sheets
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30005
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The 1979 General Assembly enacted a new sex offenses law for North Carolina. The main features of the new law are discussed in this memorandum, and pertain to various degrees of rape, sexual offenses, and sexual activity.
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42570
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Providing a complete history of North Carolina’s District Courts entailed going back than the widely celebrated year of origin. With 1955, its true starting point, as a reference, the author traced the District Court’s history by first examining the Bell Commission’s role in this District Court’s creation and participation in the state’s 1959, 1961, and 1963 General Assemblies. Acknowledging the Bell Commission’s momentous role led into his examination of the Court Commission’s role from 1963-1989 and Futures Commission’s role from 1994-1997.
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North Carolina District Court--history ; North Carolina District Court--history--Luther Hodges ; North Carolina District Court--history--State Bar Association; North Carolina District Court and Bell Commission; North Carolina District Court and Futures Commission; North Carolina District Court and Court Commission
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18419
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Crowell discusses the Voting Rights Act and the changes that have occurred in African-American voting and officeholding in North Carolina since the 1960s.
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19987
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This bulletin discusses the authority of judges to set time limits on trials and other court proceedings.
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1351
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Two court decisions, Shaw v. Reno and Hines v. Mayor and Town Council of Ahoskie, will make it somewhat more difficult for minority plaintiffs to win suits concerning districting or redistricting for the purpose of voting.
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20053
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This bulletin reviews the disciplinary actions against judges in North Carolina over the last 40 years and discusses the kind of misconduct that gets judges in trouble.
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18257
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Crowell discusses the history of alcohol control in North Carolina and changes in statutes.
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18125
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In North Carolina, about one third of the non-traffic and 10 percent of all arrests are for public drunkenness. Crowell discusses the North Carolina laws for dealing with public drunkenness and the methods for treatment.
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