North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
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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Man seeks new trial in death of Michael Jordan’s father
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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Read More »Criminal Practice – Second-Degree Murder – 2012 Statutory Amendment – Malice Theory – Deadly Weapon 
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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Read More »Acquitted suspect can sue SBI agents for distress
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 ...
Read More »Criminal Practice – Murder & Assault – Insanity Plea – Prosecutor’s Closing Argument – Possibility of Release
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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Read More »Criminal Practice – U.S. Conviction for Murder by Foreign Citizen
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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Read More »Criminal Practice – Murder – Confessions – Hospitalized Suspect– Miranda Rights – Inconsistent Statement
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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Read More »Murder conviction overturned when juror changes her mind
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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Read More »Criminal Practice – Murder – Juvenile Defendant – Sentencing – LWOP – Constitutional
State v. James (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-163-16, 27 pp.) (Douglas McCullough, J.) Appealed from Mecklenburg County Superior Court (Robert Johnson, J.) N.C. App. Holding: When a juvenile has been convicted of first-degree murder, it is not inappropriate for the sentencing ...
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Read More »Men say they lied on stand because of prosecutor’s threats
HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — Two men who testified against a man eventually convicted of murder say they lied on the stand because a prosecutor threatened them, an allegation that the former assistant district attorney denies. The News & Record ...
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