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

JURIST

Cases involving Class F through I felony offenses and non-motor vehicle misdemeanors for 16- and 17-year-olds will remain in juvenile delinquency court. However, the law prohibits automatic suspension policies, requiring schools to make individualized decisions about students’ educational status during ongoing legal proceedings.

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Illinois Supreme Court finds odor of raw cannabis sufficient for vehicle search

JURIST

Molina was charged with a misdemeanor for violating Illinoiss Motor Vehicle Code requirement that “[n]o passenger may possess cannabis within any passenger area of any motor vehicle upon a highway except in a secured, sealed or resealable, odor-proof, child-resistant cannabis container that is inaccessible.”

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Wisconsin Supreme Court broadens eligibility to possess license to carry concealed weapon

JURIST

The case traces back to 1993 when petitioner-appellant Daniel Doubek received a misdemeanor conviction for domestic violence after he broke into his estranged wife’s home and proclaimed threats. The DOJ found that his “conviction constituted a disqualifying ‘misdemeanor crime of domestic violence’ under federal law.”

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Court declines to endorse warrantless entries in all “hot pursuits” for misdemeanors

SCOTUSBlog

Share The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that when police are pursuing someone for a misdemeanor, that pursuit does not automatically create the kind of emergency that allows the officer to follow the suspect into a home without a warrant. Once there, Weikert said, he smelled alcohol. But a California appeals court rejected that argument.

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Oklahoma House passes controversial immigration bill criminalizing ‘impermissible occupation’

JURIST

The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed House Bill 4156 on Thursday by a vote of 77-20, which proposes the creation of the criminal act of impermissible occupation, targeting individuals who willfully enter and remain in Oklahoma without legal authorization to be in the United States. Iowa also passed a similar law in March.

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US Supreme Court ruling limits when police officers can enter home without warrant

JURIST

California that, under the Fourth Amendment, pursuit of a fleeing misdemeanor suspect does not always or categorically qualify as an exigent circumstance justifying warrantless entry into a home. The officer then questioned Lange and ultimately charged him with two vehicle code misdemeanors and an infraction.

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California Legal Weed Industry Overwhelmed by Illicit Market

The Crime Report

While California’s cannabis market is booming nearly five years after voters legalized recreational weed, the vast majority of pot sales are still underground, with the state’s illegal market approaching $8 billion annually, twice the volume of legal sales, reports Politico.

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