ASHEVILLE (AP) Three former North Carolina county managers have been indicted after federal prosecutors say they took business kickbacks for years in exchange for $15 million in government contracts. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports the indictments name former Buncombe County Manager Wanda Greene, ...

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We reverse for the reasons set out in Judge Arrowood’s dissent (Given today’s complexity of corporate structures, an allegation that the merchant named in the indictment is a legal entity capable of owning property is sufficient to meet the requirements ...

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Holding: Our Supreme Court has held that the state’s failure to comply with the special pleading requirements of G.S. § 15A-928 does not implicate the trial court’s jurisdiction. Because defendant failed to object below to the state’s noncompliance with § ...

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State v. Carter (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-070-17, 1 p.) (Per Curiam) Appealed from Forsyth County Superior Court (Michael Duncan, J.) On discretionary review from the Court of Appeals. N.C. S. Ct. Holding: For the reasons set out in State v. ...

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State v. Brice (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-076-17, 19 pp.) (Sam Ervin IV, J.) Appealed from Catawba County Superior Court (Michael Duncan, J.) On discretionary review from the Court of Appeals. N.C. S. Ct. Holding: Even though the indictment in this ...

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State v. McNair (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-123-17, 29 pp.) (Mark Davis, J.) Appealed from Pitt County Superior Court (W. Russell Duke Jr., J.) N.C. App. Holding: G.S. § 14-54.1 only applies to break-ins of buildings that are places of religious ...

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State v. Lineberger (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-210-16, 8 pp.) (Valerie Zachary, J.) Appealed from Catawba County Superior Court (Nathaniel Poovey, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Defendant was indicted for breaking into and stealing from two of a family’s vehicles. Although the ...

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State v. Spivey (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-07-0344, 9 pp.) (Chris Dillon, J.) Appealed from New Hanover County Superior Court (Phyllis Gorham, J.) N.C. App. Holding: An indictment alleged that defendant injured real property belonging to “Katy’s Great Eats,” but the ...

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State v. Ortiz (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-07-0030, 15 pp.) (Lisa Bell, J.) Appealed from Buncombe County Superior Court (James Downs, J.) N.C. App. Holding: According to G.S. § 15A-1340.16(a4), any non-statutory aggravating factors to be alleged against a defendant must ...

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A former North Carolina lawmaker convicted on a dozen federal counts is trying to get his case dismissed.

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