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While prosecutors sought 17+ year term of imprisonment judge sentenced former UBS employee to a term of 18 months. Read More

For federal sentencing, a "consolidated sentence" from North Carolina court counts as single prior conviction. Read More

A first amendment group and well-known San Francisco criminal defense attorney outline the vague nature of the "honest services" wire fraud doctrine as it applies to lobbying and campaign contributions and discuss how that uncertainty threatens to re… Read More

The North Carolina Legislative Ethics Committee is a committee of members of the North Carolina General Assembly. It has jurisdiction to investigate the conduct of legislators while acting in their official capacity, and its investigations can lead t… Read More

In Bounds v. Smith, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states are constitutionally required to provide prisoners with “meaningful access” to the courts. The occasion for that ruling? North Carolina’s ongoing failure to provide that access. And a… Read More

In North Carolina, candidates for office and many government officials are required to file a Statement of Economic Interest form with the State Ethics Commission. These forms require disclosure of financial relationships and holdings in order for th… Read More

In 2004, with significant input from Academy members, the North Carolina General Assembly made historic changes to our state’s criminal pretrial discovery rules and established “open-file discovery.” Before these changes, prosecutors had wide d… Read More

As criminal defense attorneys know, one of the great myths about media and the criminal justice system is that, while defense lawyers are running a round out there, preening for the cameras on the courthouse steps and trying their high-profile cases… Read More