In re: Grand Jury Subpoena Under Seal 1, 2 and 3 (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-176-17, 8 pp.) (Per Curiam) No. 16-4096, Aug. 18, 2017; USDC at Charlotte, N.C. (Conrad, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: A grand jury investigating defendant’s provision of ...

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U.S. v. McTague (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-151-16, 21 pp.) (Duncan, J.) No. 15-4739, Oct. 26, 2016; USDC at Harrisonburg, Va. (Urbanski, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: The 4th Circuit says a trial judge abused his discretion in excluding at defendants’ trial ...

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A grand juror in Halifax County got a sneak peek at the prosecution’s evidence in his criminal case –  and there’s a chance, albeit a slim one, that the presentation was so convincing he decided to go ahead and indict ...

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U.S. v. Westbrooks (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-01-0250, 10 pp.) (Gregory, J.) No. 13-4764, March 13, 2015; USDC at Charlotte, N.C. (Conrad, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: The 4th Circuit affirms a defendant’s criminal contempt conviction for failure to comply with a ...

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FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri police have been brushing up on constitutional rights and stocking up on riot gear to prepare for a grand jury’s decision about whether to charge a white police officer who fatally shot a black 18-year-old ...

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A federal grand jury was set to convene Tuesday as part of a widening criminal investigation triggered by the massive Duke Energy coal ash spill that coated 70 miles of the Dan River with toxic sludge.

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The Mecklenburg County grand jury that indicted a Charlotte police officer last week in the shooting of an unarmed man also heard 275 other cases during its four-hour workday.

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