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4th Circuit: Fentanyl distribution sentence vacated, remanded
Where a recent decision from this court requires the sentencing court to make specific particularized findings as to the scope of the defendant’s agreement to jointly undertake criminal activity, as […]
Combs jailed after sex trafficking indictment
NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs was headed to jail Tuesday to await trial in his federal sex trafficking case, after a magistrate ordered him to be held without bail […]
Autopsy says pinned down Black man’s death was homicide
MILWAUKEE — The death of Black man who was pinned to the ground by security guards outside a Milwaukee hotel has been ruled a homicide, according to an autopsy released […]
Back in action: Settlement allows multiple-transfer athletes to play
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The NCAA and a coalition of states suing the organization have announced a proposed settlement of a lawsuit that would allow athletes to be immediately eligible to […]
May offers reminder for lawyers to care of themselves, too
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which emphasizes attorney well-being and highlights resources such as the North Carolina Lawyers Assistance Program and BarCARES.
Residents sue city over neighborhood’s safety
SAN FRANCISCO — Two hotels and several residents of San Francisco’s troubled Tenderloin district sued the city on Thursday, alleging it is using the neighborhood as a containment zone for […]
Court sentences traffickers to decades-long prison terms
GREENSBORO – A deadly 18-month-long narcotics conspiracy is sending two drug traffickers to federal prison for long terms. Cye Leance Frasier, 44, was sentenced Wednesday, Feb. 28, to 29 years, […]
Man charged with providing drugs ordered by prison inmates
A man accused of selling and sneaking drugs like Ecstacy into prisons across North Carolina is facing charges after officials say they tracked him through his phone calls with inmates. […]
Drug recognition evidence reliable
Drug recognition evidence has been pre-determined to be reliable and based on sufficient data and facts, and can be admitted without further foundation, the state Court of Appeals unanimously […]
Civil Rights – Court Doubts Probable Cause for Drug Arrest
Smith v. Munday (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-032-17, 31 pp.) (Gregory, J.) No. 15-1092, Feb. 3, 2017; USDC at Statesville, N.C. (Voorhees, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: The 4th Circuit reverses summary […]
Criminal Practice – Drug Offense Worked for ‘Career Offender’ Status
U.S. v. Dozier (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-022-17, 15 pp.) (Davis, S.J.) No. 15-4532, Jan. 30, 2017; USDC at Beckley, W.Va. (Berger, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: Although the district court erred […]
Standing anti-opioid drug order nears final legislative OK
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The entire General Assembly appears on board to offering easier access to a prescription drug already known to have reversed more than 2,000 overdoses of heroin […]
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