North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Oct 8, 2015

Criminal Practice – Appeals – Guilty Plea – Dismissed

State v. Biddix (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-07-0948, 14 pp.) (John Tyson, J.) (Martha Geer, J., concurring in the result only) Appealed from Catawba County Superior Court (Eric Levinson, J.) N.C. […]

Sep 16, 2015

Criminal Practice – Appeals – Guilty Plea – Suppression Motion – Lack of Notice

State v. Harris (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-07-0887, 8 pp.) (Richard Dietz, J.) Appealed from Richmond County Superior Court (Richard Boner, J.) N.C. App. Holding: After defendant’s motion to suppress was […]

Feb 3, 2015

Man shot 5 times by police sentenced to prison

Authorities say a man who was shot five times by Mount Holly police nearly two years ago is facing prison after pleading guilty to a number of charges.

Jan 27, 2015

Former state lawmaker pleads guilty to federal charge

A former North Carolina lawmaker who was convicted on federal charges involving theft and diverting funds and faced a retrial next month on two counts has pleaded guilty to a single count.

Dec 18, 2014

Criminal Practice — Second-Degree Murder – Guilty Plea – Aggravating Factors – Unsupported

State v. Myers (Lawyers Weekly No. 14-07-1178, 13 pp.) (Linda McGee, Ch. J.) Appealed from Caswell County Superior Court (Donald Stephens, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Although it appears that the […]

Oct 1, 2014

3 plead guilty in scheme to defraud SC air base

SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — Three men have pleaded guilty as part of a scheme to defraud Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter through construction contracts. U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles said […]

Sep 9, 2014

Man pleads guilty in ax killing

A Henderson man has pleaded to killing his uncle with an ax more than two years ago.

Jul 25, 2014

Man pleads guilty in NC Ponzi scheme

CHARLOTTE (AP) — A man accused of running a Ponzi scheme that bilked about 25 Charlotte investors out of more than $2.5 million has pleaded guilty to securities fraud. U.S. […]

Jun 24, 2014

Man pleads to lesser charges in bus stop death

A Kernersville man has pleaded guilty to lesser charges in the death of an 11-year-old boy who was struck by a car while crossing a road to get on a school bus.

Jun 3, 2014

Ex-Charlotte mayor to plead in corruption case

Former Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon is expected to plead guilty in federal court to a public corruption charge that could send him to prison until 2034.

Nov 15, 2013

Man pleads guilty in hole-in-one prize case

A businessman charged with failing to pay golfers for hole-in-one prizes insured by his company has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge and agreed to pay a Montana man $10,000 of a promised $18,000 prize.

Sep 20, 2013

Criminal Practice – No Sentencing Relief After Government Misconduct

U.S. v. Dyess Despite government misconduct in the investigation and prosecution of a large-scale drug conspiracy, including the leading investigator’s affair with defendant’s then-wife and subornation of perjury, the 4th Circuit, after remand of the case because of the government misconduct, denies post-conviction relief and upholds defendant’s life sentence on his guilty plea to c[...]