North Carolina has not executed anyone since 2006. Yet county District Attorneys have continued to seek the death penalty for…
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I receive mail about David Steven Bell
David Steven Bell has been charged in Buncombe County with assault on a female and assault on a child under…
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Assault on a Child: David Steven Bell
51-year-old David Steven Bell of Black Mountain was arrested and charged by Asheville Police with assaulting a child when he…
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Federal Sentencing Reform: First Steps Act
Donald Trump announced his support for federal sentencing reform earlier this week. What reform and whether he really supports the…
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Government’s Motion to Detain Mariia Butina
Last week the Government has charged Mariia Butina with two counts of violating 18 USC 951 which makes it a…
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Supreme Court Cases from the 2017-2018 Term
With the election of Donald Trump, liberals have worried that Supreme the Court would swing against personal liberties and toward…
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For the People: Bad Acting, Dumb Law
What a terrible show. Also, completely incorrect in almost every aspect of federal criminal law. The pilot episode: There are…
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Child Pornography Bust in Raleigh
WRAL is reporting a child pornography sting operation throughout the southeast. Eight people in North Carolina face charges of sexual…
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Victory at Court of Appeals: Duress and DWI
We just won a major appeal at the North Carolina Court of Appeals in a Driving While Impaired case. We’ve…
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Bill Cosby and 404(b): Uncharged Conduct
The New York Times reports that a Pennsylvania prosecutor retrying him on sexual assault charges wants to introduce allegations of…
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