Castendet-Lewis v. Sessions (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-092-17, 20 pp.) (King, J.) No. 15-2484, April 25, 2017; On Petition for Review; 4th Cir. Holding: Even though the Department of Homeland Services cancelled a removal order to deport petitioner to Panama, the ...

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U.S. v. White (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-142-16, 25 pp.) (Wynn, J.) No. 15-4096, Sept. 9, 2016; USDC at Charleston, W.Va. (Johnston, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: A defendant convicted of firearm possession as a felon cannot be sentenced as an armed ...

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A Coos Bay, Oregon, homeowner made teens caught breaking into his house call 911 to report themselves. KATU-TV reports the three 14-year-old boys were all taken to the Douglas County Juvenile Detention Center on May 22 on charges including burglary, ...

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U.S. v. Linney (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-074-16, 16 pp.) (Wilkinson, J.) No. 14-4847, April 26, 2016; USDC at Statesville, N.C. (Voorhees, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: A district court did not err in determining that, during a two-day crime spree, defendant ...

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State v. Hamilton (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-06-1155, 1 p.) (Per Curiam) Appealed from Halifax County Superior Court (W. Russell Duke Jr., J.) On discretionary review from the Court of Appeals. N.C. S. Ct. Holding: In a unanimous, unpublished decision, the ...

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An old-school case foiled a bumbling new-school burglar who tried to use his poor decision-making skills as an excuse to get out of a conviction.

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U.S. v. Avila (Lawyers Weekly No. 14-01-1053, 17 pp.) (Agee, J.) No. 13-4606, Nov. 4, 2014; USDC at Statesville, N.C. (Voorhees, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: The 4th Circuit upholds a 37-month sentence on defendant’s guilty plea to illegal reentry, enhanced ...

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U.S. v. Martin (Lawyers Weekly No. 14-01-0535, 40 pp.) (Traxler, J.) No. 12-5001, June 5, 2014; USDC at Greenbelt, Md. (Messitte, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: The  4th Circuit vacates defendant’s 77-month sentence for unlawful firearm possession as a felon; the district court erred by ...

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State v. Stubbs (Lawyers Weekly No. 14-07-0117, 43 pp.) (Wanda G. Bryant, J.) (Linda Stephens & Chris Dillon, JJ., concurring separately) Appealed from Cumberland County Superior Court (Gregory A. Weeks, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Even though a life term is ...

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A Hickory woman says she forgives the people who broke into her house, ransacked most of the rooms and stole her daughter's Christmas presents.

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