North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

  Defendant’s prior DWI convictions—in 1999, 2008, and then two more in 2014, all leading up to this offense in 2016—established a pattern of criminality before the crime at issue. This evidence assists the jury in the difficult task of ...

  Given defendant’s conviction and in the absence of written findings of just cause to waive costs, G.S. § 7A-304(a) mandated the assessment of certain costs against defendant. The statute gave defendant constructive notice that the costs would be imposed, ...

Domestic Relations Parent & Child – Abuse & Neglect – Likelihood of Repetition – Younger Brother – G.S. Chapters 7B & 50 After the trial court found that “Sara” had been abused by respondent-Mother’s boyfriend, “Joe,” the court concluded that ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says travel website Booking.com can trademark its name, a ruling that also impacts other companies whose name is a generic word followed by “.com.” The high court issued its 8-1 ruling Tuesday. Lower courts ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics, reasserting a commitment to abortion rights over fierce opposition from dissenting conservative justices in the first big abortion case of the Trump era. ...

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  Moments after an attempted robbery that included the discharge of a gun, the victim gave a detailed description of the would-be robbers. Defendant matched the victim’s description and, a few minutes later, was seen about 800 feet away from ...

NORTH CAROLINA’S LARGEST LAW FIRMS Womble Bond Dickinson (Womble Bond Dickinson (US), LLP) One W. Fourth Street Winston-Salem, NC 27101 (336) 721-3600                 www.womblebonddickinson.com/us 272 attorneys Partners: 134 Associates: 57 Of counsel: 20 ...

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Two of North Carolina’s largest counties are modifying stay-home orders meant to curb COVID-19. Late Thursday, state officials reported eight staff members and approximately 80 inmates have tested positive for the virus at a state prison, the Neuse Correctional Institution ...

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On appeal from a Court of Appeals opinion, which reversed the trial court’s rejection of defendants’ voluntary dismissal and its grant of the plaintiff-city’s motion to amend its complaint, the voting members of this court are evenly divided. As a ...

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