Criminal Law

Juvenile Status Offenders: Let Them Have Their Day [Out of] Court

February 15, 2022

Status Offenders: Guilty of Youthful Offenses There are two types of juveniles represented within North Carolina’s juvenile justice system: status offenders, otherwise known as simply “undisciplined” juveniles and delinquent juveniles. Delinquent juveniles typically draw the attention of ...[Continue Reading]

Insurrection at the Capitol Revives Debate Over Statute Outlawing Domestic Terrorism

January 19, 2021

Currently, there is no federal law or crime that directly addresses and outlaws “domestic terrorism.” Thus, domestic terrorism is not a chargeable criminal offense. Despite the fact that lawmakers, experts, and the media have identified the reprehensible events of January 6th as domestic terrorism, prosecutors cannot actually charge the rioters specifically with domestic terrorism. ...[Continue Reading]

DDoS attacks: the common cyber-weapons of choice

November 3, 2017

Though the number of small-scale “distributed denial of service” attacks has increased, the number of prosecutions for such attacks remains relatively low. ...[Continue Reading]

Mexican Judge dismisses sexual charges because offender did not enjoy it

April 10, 2017

Judge Anuar Gonzales Hemadi dismisses sexual assault case because there was no evidence that it was done “to satisfy sexual desire.” ...[Continue Reading]