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State v. J.A. – First Degree Rape
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Monitoring for Convicted Sex Offenders Upheld – Part 2
In our last blog post, we discussed a case decided by the North Carolina Supreme Court last week. Three defendants convicted of sex offenses challenged their enrollment in an electronic monitoring
read moreMonitoring for Convicted Sex Offenders Upheld – Part 1
A divided North Carolina Supreme Court held last week that North Carolina sex offenders can be subject to electronic monitoring even if their convictions occurred before the passage of the tracking law.
read moreEarly Release from Prison for Former N.C. House Speaker
Former Democratic House Speaker Jim Black was released early from federal prison on Monday. Black, 75, left the prison in Georgia six months early after serving time for white collar crime.
read moreEmbattled SBI Lab Loses Interim Director
In one of our previous blog posts, we discussed the controversy surrounding North Carolina’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) crime lab. The state laboratory came under fire last month after a
read moreBan on Alcohol-Monitoring Device Continues
North Carolina’s drug treatment court advisory committee has once again voted to not allow the state’s drug treatment courts to use alcohol-monitoring bracelets. The panel first imposed the ban on
read moreAvoiding Domestic Violence
As we deal with the hardships of the current economic downturn, many of us are faced with mounting stress and worry about our jobs, families and finances. Some family members
read moreSex Offender Calls Walmart Parking Lot Home
A sex offender was living in his car in the parking lot of the Walmart located on Sigmon Road in Wilmington. The man’s arrest for allegedly flashing a young girl
read moreDefendants Receive Probation for 230 Pounds of Pot
Three defendants accused of trafficking 230 pounds of marijuana pleaded guilty last week. One other defendant allegedly involved in the drug trafficking has not yet gone to trial. One of the defendants
read moreJuvenile Sex Offenders: Marked for Life? – Part 2
In the last blog post, we discussed the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). All states were ordered to adopt a new sex offender registry system that includes juvenile offenders by July
read moreJuvenile Sex Offenders: Marked for Life? – Part 1
Under federal law, a 14-year-old boy who has consensual sexual relations with a 13-year-old girl can be branded for life as a sex offender. The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
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State v. J.A. – First Degree Rape
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