North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Apr 3, 2026

Circumstantial evidence supports robbery conviction after violent assault

The North Carolina Supreme Court held that circumstantial evidence, including a violent assault, the victim’s immediate loss of property, and evidence of a prior similar act, was sufficient […]

Jul 23, 2024

NC Supreme Court: Ruling upholds denial of testimony transcript

The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that a trial court properly exercised its discretion in denying jurors’ request to review testimony during a double-murder trial, resulting in the reversal of an appellate court decision that had granted a new trial.

Jul 18, 2024

Ex-detective convicted in case where slaying suspect beaten

PHILADELPHIA — A former Philadelphia homicide detective accused of beating a murder suspect to obtain a confession and then lying about it in court has been convicted of obstruction and […]

Jul 5, 2024

SCOTUS passes on case involving racial purging of capital jurors

ATLANTA — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to consider the case of a Black man on death row in Georgia who says his trial was unfair because the […]

Jun 5, 2024

Ukraine deports US ex-soldier to face charges in NC

A former U.S. soldier has been deported from Ukraine to the United States to face indictments in North Carolina and two other states. The FBI brought Craig Austin Lang, 34, […]

May 28, 2024

Ruling: Judge correct to deny testimony transcripts to jurors

RALEIGH — A Superior Court judge properly used his discretion in declining to provide testimony transcripts to jurors deliberating in a murder trial, the state Supreme Court has ruled. A […]

Jul 19, 2023

A year after justices’ reversal, N. Carolina judges keep murder, robbery convictions intact

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The murder and robbery convictions of a North Carolina man in the death of a co-worker seven years ago were upheld by the state Court of […]

Nov 30, 2017

Robbery spree provided multiple conspiracies

An early morning robbing spree that included nine random victims led a Guilford County jury to convict Antonio Stimpson of five counts of conspiracy. A divided Court of Appeals […]

Nov 30, 2016

Criminal Practice – S.C. Strong-Arm Robbery Is ‘Violent Crime’

U.S. v. Doctor (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-168-16, 31 pp.) (Gregory, J.) No. 15-4764, Nov. 21, 2016; USDC at Charleston, S.C. (Duffy, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: The 4th Circuit affirms a […]

Nov 16, 2016

Criminal Practice – No ‘Robbery’ Sentence on ‘Burglary’ Indictment

U.S. v. Williams (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-161-16, 11 pp.) (Floyd, J.) No. 15-4217, Nov. 10, 2016; USDC at Raleigh, N.C. (Howard, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: An unarmed defendant who tried […]

Sep 15, 2016

Knife unopened, but still ‘dangerous’

A knife blade does not have to be open and exposed to be “dangerous” during a robbery, the North Carolina Court of Appeals unanimously ruled in a case of first […]

May 25, 2016

Criminal – No ACCA Sentence for Common-Law Robbery

U.S. v. Gardner (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-089-16, 20 pp. (Keenan) No. 14-4533, May 18, 2016; USDC at Greenville, N.C. (Fox, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: Police were entitled to stop defendant’s […]