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Congress Says Criminal Justice Reform Legislation Likely Next Year
Last week, President Obama met with numerous congressional leaders of both parties to encourage them to move forward with pending legislation that would reform the federal criminal justice system. (WaPo, Sentencing Law and Policy Blog). Both the Hous…
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This Isn't "Law & Order"
CPSB criminal defense lawyer Bradley Bannon blogs for the North Carolina Advocates for Justice about the difference between criminal justice on television and in the real world.
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Raleigh criminal defense lawyer blogs about cell phone tracking
Raleigh criminal defense lawyer Elliot Abrams authored an article for the North Carolina Advocates for Justice regarding cell phone tracking by police. The full text is provided below: Your Right to Privacy in the Digital Age In 1976, the United Stat…
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Ex-law clerk pleads guilty in major insider trading case
A former clerk of an international law firm pled guilty to insider trading last week. According to Justice.gov the clerk obtained confidential insider information (also known as “material nonpublic information”) related to mergers, acquis…
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Drunk Driving Sentences
Driving drunk has a wide variety of consequences, depending on where you were, how old you are, how much you have had to drink and what you were doing when you were caught. DUI/DWI charges are determined by any number of factors and drivers who have…
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Stop in the Name of the Law
Earlier this year, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued a ruling that has changed the way law enforcement officials interact with drivers whom they suspect of breaking the law. The issue in the case was this: When a cop mistakenly believes somethi…
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Raleigh Criminal Defense Attorneys Take a Closer Look at Johnson v. United States
This summer, the United States Supreme Court made some important decisions that will change the future of federal law for the country. Some of these decisions, including the ruling that banning gay marriage is unconstitutional, were covered extensive…
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Federal Appeals Court Overturns Federal Bribery Conviction
Raleigh federal criminal defense attorneys discuss federal court of appeals overturning federal bribery conviction of city government official.
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Federal Judge Enhances Cell Phone Privacy
Raleigh criminal defense attorneys discuss cell phone privacy
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Cracking Down on Drunk Driving
One of the biggest contributors to drunk driving is the fact that each individual driver makes the determination on whether he or she feels sober enough to get behind the wheel, and often after a few drinks, impaired judgment has a hand in making tha…
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John Hill Parker
John Hill Parker (retired) was born on February 1, 1944, in High Point, North Carolina, and was raised in nearby Lexington, North Carolina; in 1966 he graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his law degree from the… Read More
John Hill Parker (retired) was born on February 1, 1944, in High Point, North Carolina, and was raised in nearby Lexington, North Carolina; in 1966 he graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He received his law degree from the… Read More
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