A split panel of the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out a 114-month prison sentence for a North Carolina felon convicted on a gun charge. The court’s majority faulted the trial judge in the case for relying too heavily on violent acts the man committed while awaiting sentencing.
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments on May 9 in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s crime against felons voting in state elections. A federal trial judge struck down the crime in April 2024.
Chapel Hill native Keith Siegel is joining former Hamas hostages this week to meet with President Trump and US senators, advocating for the release of those still in captivity.
One of the accused killers in the 2022 murder of Wake County Deputy Sheriff Ned P. Byrd, illegal immigrant brothers Arturo Marin-Sotelo and Alder Alfonso Marin-Sotelo, fled to Mexico following the crime. Now, according to US Attorney General Pam Bondi, the alleged killer has been extradited to the US for prosecution. “Acting Deputy Attorney General...
Two pieces of legislation passed the North Carolina House unanimously on Tuesday afternoon that target criminals looking to take advantage of households and businesses alike.
The North Carolina Senate passed a bill along party lines on Tuesday that aims to crack down on state officials who may not be complying with federal immigration policies enacted by the Trump administration.
A split North Carolina Court of Appeals panel has rejected a Charlotte television reporter’s attempt to secure the names and addresses of private security guards involved in a fatal 2023 shooting. The court’s majority ruled that Allied Universal Security Service, or AUS, was not required to provide the information to WBTV investigative reporter Nick Ochsner.
Despite flaws, HB 5 and SB 50 allow NC to join 29 “red” states that have already passed permitless carry to enhance personal protection and crime deterrence.
A federal judge has dropped Raleigh’s city manager and police chief from a lawsuit tied to the 2023 death of a suspect stunned six times by a taser during his arrest. The lawsuit continues against five police officers and the city.
Chiefly, the bill increases punishment for “felonious assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflicting serious injury,” raising the punishment from a Class E to Class D felony for assaulting a police officer or teacher.
A federal Appeals Court is giving a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer another chance to seek immunity from a lawsuit based on her mistaken shooting of an FBI officer in 2019. The court decided Wednesday to send the case back to a trial judge.
