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29937
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This memorandum summarizes acts of the 1993 session of the North Carolina General Assembly that may be of interest to magistrates trying small claims cases. The acts pertain to legal procedures, contracts, tort actions, and matters of general interest.
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29938
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The residual hearsay exceptions in both the North Carolina and the federal rules of evidence can be highly useful to trial lawyers. This article discusses the common law background and legislative history of these exceptions, the criteria for admissibility of statements under the exceptions, and patterns developing in case law.
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29939
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This memorandum discusses North Carolina’s speedy-trial law and appellate cases that have interpreted it. Topics of discussion are general time limits, exclusionary periods, counties with limited court sessions, and dismissal sanctions.
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29940
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Three recent decisions of the North Carolina Supreme Court and the State Court of Appeals interpret hearsay exceptions under North Carolina’s Code of Evidence in ways that have special significance for child abuse cases. This memorandum summarizes three cases and the procedural steps required for admitting hearsay testimony.
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29941
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This is a review of the current laws and rules regarding service of sentences that can be imposed under present North Carolina law. Also discussed are details and conditions of good time, gain time, and parole eligibility.
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29942
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The United States Supreme Court has ruled that the Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule does not apply in certain law enforcement circumstances. This memorandum discusses the Court’s ruling in two cases, and its application in North Carolina.
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29943
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The Jones case involved a fifteen-year-old who was adjudicated undisciplined for being unlawfully absent from school forty-three times. The North Carolina Court of Appeals held that an undisciplined juvenile’s noncriminal activity that constitutes a willful violation of the terms of a court order cannot be grounds for adjudication that the child is delinquent.
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29944
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Numerous drug law cases have been decided by the North Carolina appellate courts in recent months. These decisions deal with manufacture, possession, sales, trafficking, conspiracy, search and seizure, and illegal prescriptions.
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29945
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Two bills enacted by the 1983 Session of the General Assembly will have a major impact on summary ejectment or eviction cases. This memorandum discusses laws on how the sheriff must serve the complaint and summons in an eviction case, and procedures for serving a writ of ejectment.
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29946
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The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that juvenile custodial interrogation warnings set out in the Juvenile Code must be given to sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds. This memorandum discusses the ruling and its effect on the duties of law enforcement officers and the admissibility of evidence at trial.
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29947
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This memorandum summarizes acts of the 1983 General Assembly affecting criminal law and procedure. The acts pertain to laws for drugs, children, jail escape, driving while impaired, mental health, criminal procedures and evidence.
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29948
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This memorandum summarizes legislation that affects the civil duties of magistrates and is of general interest to them. Three important bills are discussed, which change the law of summary ejectment procedure and involuntary commitment.
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29949
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The United States Supreme Court in the recent decision of Greene v. Lindsey limited the use of posting as a method of service of process in summary ejectment cases. The decision was narrow and did not rule that service of process by posting was unconstitutional in every case. Greene involved a statute similar to North Carolina’s, which requires more effort to locate defendants before allowing service by posting.
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29950
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North Carolina authorizes the use of either blood or breath tests to determine a driver’s blood alcohol content depending on which test the arresting officer designates. This paper discusses cases and statutes pertaining to chemical testing and its use as evidence.
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29951
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The June 1982 session of the General Assembly made some modifications to the procedure for designating exemptions. This memorandum discusses the changes and new procedures.
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