U.S. v. Davis (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-096-17, 17 pp.) (Shedd, J.) No. 16-4140, May 1, 2017; USDC at Charlotte, N.C. (Conrad, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: A defendant cannot overturn her murder-for-hire conviction on a claim that the government manufactured federal ...

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State v. Cox (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-132-17, 22 pp.) (John Tyson, J.) Appealed from Mecklenburg County Superior Court (Yvonne Mims Evans, J.) N.C. App. Holding: Although seven hours elapsed between defendant’s arrest for driving while impaired and his appearance before ...

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Advocates for a North Carolina man imprisoned for almost 22 years for a murder he says he didn’t commit are still trying to free him, even as chances dwindle for a legal remedy. The state chapter of the NAACP is ...

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A man convicted of killing basketball star Michael Jordan’s father more than 20 years ago in North Carolina is seeking a new trial, citing juror and law enforcement misconduct. Media outlets report a judge heard arguments in the case of ...

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State v. Lail (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-011-17, 22 pp.) (Rick Elmore, J.) Appealed from Gaston County Superior Court (J. Thomas Davis, J.) N.C. App. Holding: In 2012, the General Assembly amended G.S. § 14-17(b) so as to reduce the felony ...

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A Clemmons dentist who was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife in 2009 can sue two SBI agents for intentional infliction of emotional distress, the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled on Dec. 21. The court unanimously upheld the portion of a ...

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State v. Dalton (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-013-17, 30 pp.) (Cheri Beasley, J.) (Barbara Jackson, J., joined by Robert Edmunds Jr. & Sam Ervin IV, JJ., concurring) (Mark Martin, C.J., joined by Paul Newby, J., dissenting) Appealed from Transylvania County Superior ...

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U.S. v. Murillo (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-107-16, 20 pp.) (King, J.) No. 15-4235, June 14, 2016; USDC at Alexandria, Va. (Lee, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: Prosecution in the U.S. of a Colombian citizen for his role in the murder in ...

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State v. Portillo (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-198-16, 29 pp.) (Ann Marie Calabria, J.) Appealed from Forsyth County Superior Court (Edgar Gregory, J.) N.C. App. Holding: After exchanging gunfire with and killing his intended robbery victim, defendant was hospitalized at the ...

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WHITEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A Columbus County jury has resumed deliberations after a juror changed her mind on a murder conviction. The Fayetteville Observer reported a jury in Whiteville returned guilty verdicts on murder and armed robbery charges Wednesday against ...

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