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Criminal Law and Firm News

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Criminal law and procedure evolve constantly.  Here we focus on recent developments in state and federal criminal law, as well as notable events and firm successes.  Call us at (919) 352-9411 for help.

RICOing Trump: A Conspiracy of Many

In 2019, I was the only lawyer out of more than 80 to secure any kind of victory in the federal government’s largest criminal prosecution

The Future of Federal Gun Laws

The Supreme Court’s decision in Bruen last summer striking down a nearly 100 year old New York law regulating the possession of firearms has unleashed

Private Lawyer Committing Malpractice

I sat horrified in a North Carolina Superior Court courtroom last week as I watched a privately-retained (aka “paid”) lawyer claim with a straight face

Raleigh Drug Trafficking Lawyer

Whether charged as state or federal criminal offenses, drug trafficking crimes are among the most serious, that can result in convictions that carry mandatory minimums.

Patrick Megaro in a Green Shirt

Remembering Patrick Megaro

Patrick Megaro billed himself and his firm as the Appeal Law Group and took his huckstering ways on the road, from state to state, locale

Overhead Police Drones Fly in Raleigh

Below is the statement the Memphis Police Department released about the beating of Tyre Nichols. By January 10, he was dead. This statement is a

Al Swearengen comments on life.

One Vile Task After Another

This is a post about hope. In one particularly great scene in the greatest series Deadwood of the prestige television era, Al Swearengen, the saloon

Will more RPD officers solve our violence problem?

Ending Gun Violence in Raleigh

2022 saw Raleigh’s worst year in homicides. Raleigh, with a population of about 470,000 people, saw 49 homicide deaths, compared with 33 in 2021. To

Attorney General Merrick Garland

DOJ Memorandum on Drug Cases

In December the Department of Justice issued a memorandum to all federal prosecutors entitled “Additional Department Policies Regarding Charging, Pleas, and Sentencing in Drug Cases.” 

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