Police put a former University of North Carolina student under arrest and charged him with trespassing and resisting arrest two weeks ago--possibly because he showed concern about a tuition rate increase, according to the Daily Tarheel.
Situations such as this highlight how important the right to a criminal defense is for those accused of a crime, no matter how small.
A North Carolina woman who was accused of driving drunk when she hit and killed a pedestrian in 2008 is awaiting her second trial as evidentiary issues are being questioned.
In the woman's first trial, she was convicted of several charges including second-degree murder and DWI. However, the North Carolina Court of Appeals has since overturned several of these convictions, in part because a witness for the state gave testimony that the defendant had been driving drunk based only on an odor test--smelling alcohol on her breath.
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About two weeks ago, police arrived on the scene at a thrift store in Orange County, North Carolina, to find two men had been shot. Money was missing from the register and one man, the store owner, was dead. The other, a retired deputy, died after being transported to a hospital.
Two days later, police arrested two young men, one 18 and the other 22, who were seen outside of the store after the shooting. They are being held on criminal charges of first-degree murder.
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A Fayetteville, North Carolina, man was extradited to North Carolina last week, standing accused of killing his 22-year-old girlfriend and kidnapping their daughter in late December.
The man surrendered to police and admitted to the murder and kidnapping, afraid that police were going to kill him, according to a news report. It was not clear from the news report why the man feared police, and whether the man had experienced threats of any kind from authorities. He did not yet face any formal criminal charges, according to a news report.
As Orange County readers may know, police officers sometimes pose as drug dealers, drug buyers or even teenagers or children to try to trick people into committing a crime. However, just because a person tries to commit an act doesn't mean that person would have made the attempt had the police not been secretive in their own actions. This kind of police tactic has increased in North Carolina, as law enforcement tries to crack down on sex crimes.
Recently, police arrested a 30-year-old North Carolina man and charged him with one count of attempted sex crime, three counts of possession of non-tax-paid liquor and three counts of selling alcoholic beverages without a permit.
A 61-year-old Kannapolis man was recently charged in a 30-year-old rape case by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. The man was convicted of a sex crime in 2005 and is presently registered as a sex offender.
The police arrested the man at his home after a rape kit was tested, and samples in the kit allegedly matched his DNA. However, this is no ordinary case. The rape kit in question had been in evidence since 1981, and the department has been comparing new DNA tests to evidence in cold case files.
After more than three years, a highly publicized murder case is closed with a guilty verdict on all counts for the second of two men accused of killing a UNC student.
A jury in an Orange County, North Carolina, courtroom found the man guilty of criminal charges, including first-degree murder, kidnapping and robbery in the death of Eve Carson.
Carson was found shot to death following the events that took place March 5, 2008.
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Over the holidays, many people celebrate with alcohol. Being aware of this fact, law enforcement authorities often increase their DWI enforcement efforts during the holiday season.
North Carolina's annual Booze It & Lose It campaign runs every year from December 3 through January 2. The campaign targets drunk driving awareness and reduction in North Carolina. During this timeframe in 2010, police officers charged over 3,800 individuals with impaired driving.
Residents of North Carolina may know and understand the penalties that can result from drunk driving. However some may not know that there can also be consequences for party hosts who allow their guests to drink and then drive away.
One woman is facing criminal charges after a fatal alcohol-related accident took the lives of three individuals. The crash occurred last year when a 20-year-old lost control of her vehicle. The 20-year-old has already been convicted of a crime. But now the woman, who had been hosting the 20-year-old and her friends, has been charged with aiding and abetting minor consumption.
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Tough economic times and the stress of the holiday season have spurred a flood of incidents of domestic violence in North Carolina, reports WRAL News.
In addition, 16 people have died and five people injured in seven incidents over the past month within and around the Raleigh-Durham area.
The first murder-suicide occurred in Greensboro. A woman allegedly shot and wounded her former lover and killed four others before taking her own life. While notes left at the scene confessed to and apologized for the shootings, investigators say the woman left no motive.
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