THE RALPH PAGE
Ralph B. Strickland, Jr. is Of Counsel with Smith, Rodgers & Strickland, PLLC, and Sheriff’s Attorney for the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. Mr. Strickland’s previous legal experience includes service as a Special Deputy Attorney General with the North Carolina Department of Justice, Assistant District Attorney for Durham County, Police Attorney for the Durham Police Department, and Legal Advisor for the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Ralph is one of the most capable, entertaining, and revered classroom legal instructors in the history of the North Carolina Justice Academy, where he served as an Agency Legal Specialist for many years. Mr. Strickland received his BS in Industrial Relations from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and his JD from the University of North Carolina School of Law. He is a member of the North Carolina State Bar; the North Carolina Police Attorneys’ Association; the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association; a Lifetime Member of the North Carolina Safety/Security Health Care Council; a Lifetime Member of Mothers Against Drunk Driving; an Honorary Member of the North Carolina Forensic Association. Mr. Strickland is a Vietnam Veteran.
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PAST ISSUES:
• A Christmas Message From SR&S • Material presented at the OCDEFT/EASTFORCE Narcotics Agents 2009 Conference • The Britt case: A Dark and Stormy Night • Why Derek Jeter Matters • Random Acts of Senseless Humor from Uncle Ralph• Skippy's Laws: A General Discourse on Searching Vehicles (revised after Arizona v. Gant)
• Anonymous Tips
• The Street Gang Act of 2008
• Uncle Ralph Thoughts: One Page Thoughts Suitable For Framing And Displaying
• Organized Retail Theft Prohibited
• RDO
• Five Rules for Agency Administrators and Supervisors
(Tape This to the Office Wall)
• The Law of Trespass in Buildings Public and Private, With and Without Warnings from the Trespassers.
• A Friendly Reminder to North Carolina Law Enforcement Administrators During Operation Iraqi Freedom
• Supervisory Advice for New Officers
• Disorderly Conduct in School
• Keeper of the Jail
• Guides to Juveniles' Age
• Training Officers in Critical Policy
• Secretly Peeping
• Sexual Battery
• Anticipatory Search Warrants
• Laws of Motion and Management
• Resist, Obstruct, or Delay
• Limiting Liability
• Child Computer Solicitation
• Abandonment of an Infant Under Seven Days of Age
• Dr. Martin Luther King Tribute
• Meth Act 2005
• Reece Trimmer Use of Force Commentary / Handcuffing
• New DWI Law Commentary
Smith, Rodgers & Strickland, PLLC, Law Enforcement Attorneys, P.O. Box 4803, Greensboro, NC 27404-4803