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Massive drug bust: Authorities seize 2,200 pounds of pot

North Carolina law enforcement authorities have arrested six people in connection with 2,200 pounds of marijuana. Police suspect the individuals were participating in a marijuana trafficking operation. The seized drugs

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Day Without Immigrants: Do We Need Them? Or Are We ‘Just Fine’ Without Them?

On the Day Without Immigrants, one Facebook status update proclaimed that we’re “just fine” without them. That Facebooker is very likely on the wrong side of history here, but she

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Authorities arrest 2 in Raleigh on marijuana, heroin charges

Raleigh police arrested two individuals on marijuana and heroin charges last month. According to authorities, they arrested a 34-year-old man and 31-year-old woman in northeast Raleigh. Police arrested the man

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Cary man arrested and accused of marijuana trafficking

North Carolina residents need to remember that even though some states have legalized recreational marijuana, our state has not. Therefore, if you or a loved one are caught with a

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Two Future Superstar Attorneys of North Carolina

Winners of the First Marcilliat & Mills PLLC Bar Exam Scholarship Two hardworking law students are about to take the February bar exam. No matter what happens (though they’ll do just fine,

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Say Hello to Attorney General Jeff Sessions: Hugely Tremendous or Total Disaster for Criminal Justice Reform?

Sessions has a mixed record on criminal lawmaking, but he may very well take the idea of criminal justice “reform” as getting even tougher on crime. Remember the go-go 1980s?

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Should I take a Breathalyzer test when asked?

Whether or not to agree to a breathalyzer test is a hard question to answer. For one, there is the fact that breathalyzer tests are known to create false positive

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Obama commutes prison sentence for Chelsea Manning

President Obama succeeded in pardoning a final 330 individuals just before finishing up his final term as President of the United States. Those he pardoned were mostly nonviolent drug offenders,

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Common elements in a DWI defense

At Marcilliat & Mills PLLC in Raleigh, North Carolina, we regularly defend individuals in DWI cases. These cases often have a different story surrounding them, but some themes we continue to see

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Prison population drops as crime rates continue to decline

North Carolina residents will be happy to hear that the number of U.S. residents being held in prison continues to decline. Nationwide statistics point to a prison population that is

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