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Here’s a reprint of a post from Campbell Law School – LINK. Nelson to receive Cheshire Schneider Advocacy Scholarship RALEIGH, N.C. – Incoming first-year student Terrie Nelson has been selected to receive the Cheshire Schneider Advo… Read More

In North Carolina, drunk driving charges are ranked in severity according to grossly aggravating factors, aggravating factors and mitigating factors. Before 2011 and Laura’s Law, any drunk driving instance was subject to five different levels of se… Read More

Criminal charges are filed in one of two places—juvenile or adult court. Where you end up depends largely on your age and the severity of the crime you have been accused of committing. In most states, minors under the age of 18 are considered juven… Read More

Many defendants face charges in both federal and state courts. When this happens, complex issues arise involving jail credit, the development of defenses and sentencing, and skilled Raleigh federal criminal defense attorneys can help navigate these i… Read More

With the help of federal officers, the state’s Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) teams are leading the charge against video sweepstakes by launching several recent raids on businesses throughout eastern North Carolina. These efforts are aimed at shutti… Read More

If you have been found guilty in a criminal trial or liable in a civil action, the judge usually imposes a sentence or civil judgment based on the severity of your crime or civil wrong and the laws and penalties associated with that crime or civil wr… Read More

News reports have been filled with stories of hacking and internet security breaches in recent months, from the leak of several celebrities’ nude photos after a massive-scale iCloud security breach to the hacking attack on Sony Pictures that unleas… Read More

In a Letter to the Editor in today’s Raleigh News & Observer, Joe Cheshire and I note a glaring omission from North Carolina Chief Justice Mark Martin’s recent State of the Judiciary address to the North Carolina General Assembly. … Read More