North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
My father is a minor celebrity. He’s a successful artist. He has a television show on PBS. He’s won an Emmy. He’s taught at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. When asked to talk about painting a picture, he has ...
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Read More »To succeed at trial, ‘follow the paint’
5-year delay didn’t violate speedy trial rights 
A Rowan County man convicted of molesting a young child did not do enough to assert his right to a speedy trial during the 63-month period between his arrest and trial, and as a result, his constitutional right to ...
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Read More »10 rules to improve your chance of winning at trial
It can be easy for lawyers both old and new (but particularly new) to get so wrapped up in all the complex discussions about the psychology of trial that they overlook the fundamentals of winning. So for plaintiffs’ lawyers just ...
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Read More »7 family members sentenced in sex abuse case; 1 to be tried
HERTFORD (AP) — Authorities say one of six brothers accused of sexually abusing a young girl over 10 years has refused a plea bargain and is scheduled for trial next year. The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk reported (http://bit.ly/1KyuCN1 ) that five brothers ...
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Read More »Prosecutor refuses imprisoned killer’s fast trial request
GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — A convicted killer says he only has four months to live and wants to be tried in a Gaston County murder case before he dies. But a prosecutor told The Gaston Gazette that 58-year-old Jerry Case ...
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Read More »Prosecutor wants 10 years in prison for Pistorius
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — The chief prosecutor in the Oscar Pistorius trial urged the judge on Friday to send the Olympic athlete to prison for at least 10 years, calling it the minimum acceptable term and noting the horrific ...
Read More »Jury selection begins in trial for murder-for-hire killing
Jury selection is beginning in Alamance County for a man charged in a 2007 murder-for-hire killing.
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Read More »Judge asked to keep murder charge in Wilmington
WILMINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors in Wilmington are asking a judge to allow them to move forward on a murder charge against a 51-year-old man, even though the body of the victim hasn’t been found. A preliminary hearing for James Bradley ...
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