Remove Court Decisions Remove Felony Remove Misdemeanor
article thumbnail

North Carolina juvenile justice law targets felony offenses amid increased reports of teenage crime

JURIST

The updated legislation allows 16- and 17-year-olds charged with Class A through E felonies to now be tried as adults. This represents a significant change from the 2019 Raise the Age law , which allowed most 16- and 17-year-olds to remain under juvenile court jurisdiction regardless of the severity of the charges.

Felony 211
article thumbnail

Court makes it easier for appellate courts to affirm federal felon-in-possession convictions after Rehaif

SCOTUSBlog

922(g) , the federal statute barring people with prior felony convictions from possessing firearms, the government must prove that the defendant knew he was a felon at the time he possessed a firearm. Common sense,” he continued, suggests that most people with felony convictions are aware of their legal status as convicted felons.

Felony 103
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Supreme Court affirms and also disapproves Court of Appeal decision in wobbler case

At the Lectern

Superior Court (Mitchell) , the Supreme Court yesterday held that a superior court exceeded its jurisdiction in reducing a charged felony to a misdemeanor after a preliminary hearing and before sentencing. In general, an appeal stays the challenged trial court decision, but a writ petition does not.

Wobbler 45
article thumbnail

March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECISIONS AND SETTLEMENTS. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that vacated the listing of the Arctic ringed seal as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). order setting schedule Mar. 1, 2018; order denying remand and notice re tutorial Feb.

Court 40