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29952
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North Carolina’s new child passenger restraint law went into effect on July 1, 1982. The law applies only to a driver transporting his or her own child of less than two years of age in a personally owned vehicle.
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29953
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A United States Supreme Court decision held that the death penalty is an unconstitutionally disproportionate punishment for felony murder when the State does not prove that the defendant himself killed or was associated with killing a victim. This memorandum analyzes the Court’s decision and suggests ways to implement it under North Carolina’s death penalty procedures.
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29957
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During the 1980 term, the Supreme Court decided three cases that further limit the application of the exclusionary rule for unconstitutional searches and seizures. Prosecutors in North Carolina and elsewhere will be advantaged in several important ways by these opinions.
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29958
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In 1979, the General Assembly enacted a bill containing major amendments to the driver’s license laws. Because of the substantial changes, the amendments were not made effective until 1981. This memorandum discusses the important changes in the law and its effect on the enforcement of the driver’s license law.
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29959
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North Carolina statutes governing search warrants do not contemplate the issuance of a warrant to search for “persons” as opposed to “items.” This memorandum discusses recent search and seizure cases and the implications to law enforcement.
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29960
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The General Assembly decided to make the county tax rolls an optional rather than required source of names for the jury list. For the biennium 1981-1983 the only required source of names is the voter registration list. The new act also changes the method of random selection of names when more than one source list is used.
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29961
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In 1981 the General Assembly passed a bill that will affect the salaries of many magistrates, as well as jurisdiction and costs, trial and appellate procedures. This memorandum discusses those changes and reviews recent cases.
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29962
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This memorandum summarizes acts of the 1981 General Assembly affecting criminal law and procedure. For each ratified bill discussed, references are given to the chapter of the 1981 Session Laws for that ratified bill.
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29963
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A new bill passed in 1981 allows North Carolina residents to claim a substantially greater amount of their property to be exempt from seizure and sale to pay off judgments against them than they formerly held. This memorandum discusses the legislation and the authority of sheriffs under this new law.
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29964
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The 1981 General Assembly rewrote the alcoholic beverage control laws by defining an alcoholic beverage as containing at least one-half of one percent alcohol by volume. The legislation has new implications to charges for driving under the influence, and for transporting opened liquor in a motor vehicle.
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29965
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This memorandum discusses 1981 legislative changes and recent appellate cases concerning the speedy-trial law, and provides a complete text of the new law. The general topics discussed are the time limitations, exclusionary periods, cases in counties with limited court sessions, and dismissal sanctions.
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29969
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The controversial decision of the Gannett v. DePasquale case concerned the public’s right, including the news media, to attend criminal proceedings. This memorandum discusses the Gannett case and North Carolina constitutional, statutory, and common law provisions that may provide a public right of access.
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29970
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In Martinez v. California, the United States Supreme Court considered the extent to which state parole officials may be sued and required to pay damages to compensate citizens injured by parole inmates. This memorandum discusses the decision and its significance for parole officials in North Carolina.
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29971
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In a recent 1981 decision, United States Supreme Court recently held that a police officer may not enter a home to make a routine felony arrest unless he has an arrest warrant. This memorandum reviews the Court’s decision and explains its effect on North Carolina law.
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29972
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The effect of a recent Supreme Court ruling will be to increase a judge’s responsibility to determine the need for counsel before trial when the case involves a misdemeanor that may later be used in an enhanced-penalty statute. This memorandum discusses the decision and its application to driving under the influence, North Carolina’s most commonly used misdemeanor enhancement statute.
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