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14 Nov 2011, 12:21 pm by Steve Hall
Two Cumberland County assistant district attorneys who asked to have Superior Court Judge Greg Weeks removed from a case, based on conjecture, were rebuffed. [read post]
11 Nov 2011, 8:16 am by Steve Hall
"We do not think that he's not an appropriate judge to be hearing cases," Cumberland County Assistant District Attorney Calvin Colyer said. [read post]
16 Nov 2012, 4:26 am by Jeff Welty
Congratulations to long-time Cumberland County assistant district attorney Cal Colyer, the first person other than an elected district attorney to win the Peter Gilchrist award, and to Charlotte [...] [read post]
17 Nov 2015, 8:35 am by Jeff Welty
That system was challenged in 1992 when two defendants in Durham County brought a civil suit against the district attorney. [read post]
9 Nov 2011, 2:03 pm by Steve Hall
In letters dated Sept. 14 and Sept. 21, Assistant District Attorneys Cal Colyer and Rob Thompson told Weeks that he presided over murder cases that were included in a study of race and the death penalty in North Carolina. [read post]
28 Nov 2011, 9:39 am by Sam Favate
Defense attorneys who supported the law maintain that the statistics present a different perspective: In North Carolina, African-American jury pool members who weren’t rejected for cause were rejected by prosecutors at about twice the rate as white potential jurors, with the disparity even greater in Cumberland and Wake counties, News & Observer reports. [read post]
17 Nov 2015, 8:35 am by Jeff Welty
That system was challenged in 1992 when two defendants in Durham County brought a civil suit against the district attorney. [read post]
20 Aug 2009, 9:16 am
Robeson County's district attorney predicts the law will dredge up old cases and further erode the imposition of capital punishment. [read post]
29 Jun 2012, 7:51 am by Steve Hall
And: The state's district attorneys sought the changes after complaining said the Racial Justice Act clogged up the court system and delayed the carrying out of capital punishment. [read post]
16 Feb 2012, 9:30 am by Steve Hall
Defense attorneys used a sweeping study of capital cases in North Carolina done by Michigan State University law school researchers to bolster their claims. [read post]
15 Mar 2014, 8:39 am by James H. Wilson, Jr.
  With a population of 5,700, Emporia City is one of the Virginia cities closest to the Virginia-North Carolina Border. [read post]
17 Jul 2012, 9:18 am by Steve Hall
The decision likely will pivot on whether the 2009 law gave the defendants a substantive, constitutionally protected right that they would lose if they can't use it anymore, said retired Forsyth County District Attorney Tom Keith. [read post]
18 Jun 2020, 10:14 am by Jonathan Holbrook
This post summarizes published criminal cases issued by the North Carolina Court of Appeals on June 16, 2020. [read post]
25 Mar 2022, 3:00 am by Christopher Tyner
The post News Roundup appeared first on North Carolina Criminal Law. [read post]
5 Jan 2016, 6:25 am by J. Bradley Smith, Esq.
Here in North Carolina, Asheville joins the ranks of Carrboro, Charlotte, Durham, Durham County, Cumberland County and Spring Lake in attempting to level the playing field for those who have already paid their debt to society and now simply want a chance to earn an honest living. [read post]
11 May 2018, 3:00 am by Christopher Tyner
The post News Roundup appeared first on North Carolina Criminal Law. [read post]