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North Carolina juvenile justice law targets felony offenses amid increased reports of teenage crime

JURIST

A newly revised North Carolina juvenile justice law will take effect Sunday, aiming to address gaps in handling serious offenses by minors. The updated legislation allows 16- and 17-year-olds charged with Class A through E felonies to now be tried as adults. The new law also includes provisions for flexibility.

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North Carolina federal judge finds felony disenfranchisement law is unconstitutional

JURIST

A federal judge in North Carolina found on Tuesday that the state’s 147-year-old voting law is unconstitutional. The lawsuit arose when civil rights group North Carolina A. The lawsuit arose when civil rights group North Carolina A. Executive Director of the North Carolina A.

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North Carolina man sentenced for threatening House Speaker Pelosi after US Capitol riot

JURIST

The US District Court for the District of Columbia Tuesday sentenced a North Carolina man to 28 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to a federal felony charge regarding a threat he made against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The man, Cleveland Grover Meredith, Jr., pleaded guilty to interstate communication of threats.

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Thousands of Felons in North Carolina Can Now Vote

The Crime Report

Tens of thousands of people serving punishments for felony convictions in North Carolina but who aren’t behind bars can now register to vote and cast ballots following an appeals court ruling, reports the Associated Press. million registered voters in North Carolina. There are more than 7.3

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Three-Part Series: Criminal Case Processing in North Carolina, Part III – Felonies

NCBA

By the North Carolina Judicial Branch Are you interested in understanding more about criminal court case processing in North Carolina? Courtesy of the North Carolina Judicial Branch, the Paralegal Division blog is publishing a three-part series the first three weeks of February.

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North Carolina State Court of Appeals Weighs Power of Constitutional Protection Against Double Jeopardy

The Crime Report

A three-judge panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals published a pair of opinions Tuesday holding that two people can be charged with murder for brutalizing a child 25 years ago — even though they had already been convicted of child abuse for the same act of violence in the late ‘90s. David Tripp, Jr. Supreme Court case, Diaz v.

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Proud Boys leader pleads guilty in January 6 Capitol raid case

JURIST

The leader of the North Carolina Chapter of the Proud Boys Friday pleaded guilty to felony charges for his actions associated with the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. Donohue became the president of his local Proud Boys chapter in North Carolina in 2018.

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