BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho legislative intern is suing a lawmaker who was convicted of raping her and one of his colleagues for publicly releasing the teen’s identity and launching a campaign of harassment against her. The young ...

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CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man who spent 44 years in prison for a rape he says he didn’t commit was freed Thursday. Ronnie Long’s attorney broke the news of his impending release via Twitter on Wednesday, the ...

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Attorneys for a North Carolina man serving life in prison for a 1976 rape that he denies committing are vowing to continue their appeals effort after a federal court panel ruled against him. In a 2-1 ruling Wednesday, a three-judge ...

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North Carolina government’s top lawyer says a new tracking system for pending sexual assault evidence kits and new funds toward completing untested kits sitting in local law enforcement agencies will help bring victims justice. Attorney General Josh Stein announced the ...

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The state presented the following evidence: (1) the victim was heard screaming; (2) strangers Jean and John ran toward the sound of the screams and “saw a man straddling” the victim; (3) John threw the man off the victim and ...

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The trial court should have admitted a medical expert’s proffered evidence that the child victim had two STDs, while defendant did not have the STDs, making it unlikely that the two engaged in unprotected sex for several years, as the ...

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State v. Watts (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-053-17, 4 pp.) (Per Curiam) Appealed from Columbus County Superior Court (James Gregory Bell, J.) On appeal from the Court of Appeals. N.C. S. Ct. Holding: In defendant’s trial for rape and sexual offenses ...

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Durham criminal defense lawyer and prolific Twitter user Greg Doucette picked a fight recently when he called Sen. Jeff Jackson a “hack politician” for pushing a bill to close an apparent loophole in North Carolina’s rape law. Doucette said in ...

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State v. Barnett (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-017-17, 16 pp.) (Robin Hudson, J.) Appealed from Rockingham County Superior Court (Edwin Wilson, J.) On discretionary review from the Court of Appeals. N.C. S. Ct. Holding: A no-contact order under G.S. § 15A-1340.50 ...

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State v. Marshall (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-083-16, 15 pp.) (Richard Dietz, J.) Appealed from Wake County Superior Court (Henry Hight Jr., J.) N.C. App. Holding: Where (1) defendant and his brother isolated the victim from her husband and one said, ...

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