RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Senate Republicans are attempting to uphold their recent calls for income tax overhaul by securing them in the state constitution. The Senate scheduled floor debate Wednesday on a constitutional amendment to cap the state’s income tax ...

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Fowler v. North Carolina Department of Revenue (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-07-0764, 27 pp.) (Wanda Bryant, J.) Appealed from Wake County Superior Court (James Gale, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Even though petitioners still had their house in North Carolina when they ...

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State v. Tatum-Wade : Where defendant was charged with willful income tax evasion, the trial court should have allowed a witness to testify about defendant’s trusting nature. However, the exclusion of Dr. Yardley Hunter’s proffered testimony did not prejudice defendant since the testimony of several witnesses indicated that defendant genuinely believed she was exempt from paying income tax. Moreover, Dr. Hunter’s proffered testimony included the statement, “She’s not gullible,” which could have had the effect of diminishing, rather than enhancing, defendant’s defense.

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U.S. v. Grant A district court abused its discretion in adding as a special condition to defendant’s sentencing order an obligation to turn over any tax refund as part of her restitution for illegal receipt of social security payments, and the 4th Circuit vacates the order setting the special condition.

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I'm no expert, but the ol' law degree, etc., is supposed to confer a better understanding of the law and legal procedure than what our profession calls the laity, a wholly inappropriate name, I believe, for Jane and John Doe. When it comes to trying to explain what justice is, why, I'm just as clueless as Jane and John, and rightfully.

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By MARK E. SULLIVAN and CHARLES R. RAPHUN, Special to Lawyers Weekly mark.sullivan@ncfamilylaw.com  and charlesr@ncfamilylaw.com   A recent case in the North Carolina Court of Appeals illustrates an everyday error of judges and trial attorneys when dealing with alimony. This common ...

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