North Carolina First Amendment Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. James Shuford Price, III </h2> </center>
Wilmington, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with paying illegal kickbacks for referrals to his California-based lab and filing a false federal tax return. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> James Shuford Price, III, 59, owned and operated Golden Star Lab... More...
$ (06-26-2026 - NC)<h2> <center> State of North Carolina v. Dylan Warbritton </h2> </center>
Jacksonville, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represents the defendant charged with communicating threats and cyberstalking. Dylan Warbritton, age 23, accused of sending threatening text messages to the victim, including messages that threatened physical harm. * * * North Carolina, stalking is defined as willfully following, harassing, or intimidating another person on more than ... More...
$ (04-29-2026 - NC)<h2> <center> State of North Carolina v. Peter Alphonso Blake </h2> <center>
Smithfield, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with forceable rape, first-degree kidnapping, first-degree burglary and involuntary sexual servitude. Peter Alphonso Blake, age 33, is a former police officer, is accused of breaking into a home on April 8 with the intention of raping and subjecting the victim to sexual servitude.... More...
$ (04-24-2026 - NC)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Timarcus Lavonnte Britt </h2> </center>
Raleigh, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interference with commerce by robbery; and aiding and abetting, brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. Three individuals including Timarcus Lavonnte Britt, 29, Jaliek Grant, and a juvenile, engaged in a spree of five attempted armed robberies on July 11, 2023, between 1 and 4 a.... More...
$ (04-24-2026 - NC)<h2> <CENTER> State of North Carolina v. Quintin Deandre Hairston </h2> </center>
Greenville, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon; two counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon; assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill inflicting serious injury; attempted first-degree murder; and first-degree burglary. In July 2020, defendant, Zyquez McMillan, Micah Mims, and ... More...
$ (03-24-2026 - NC)United States of America v. Fredy Mauricio Buruca, a/k/a “Piranha,” “Machete,” and “Insoportable” and Santos Guillermo Ramirez Mancia, a/k/a “Azazel,” “Timido,” and “Johnny”
Charlotte, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant's charged with conspiracy to conduct affairs of an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activities. Fredy Mauricio Buruca, a/k/a “Piranha,” “Machete,” and “Insoportable,” 27, of El Salvador, was sentenced to 30 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to re... More...
$ (02-24-2026 - NC)United States of America v. Augustine Perez Deanna Coleman
Winston--Salem, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking. Federal probation officers conducted warrantless searches of two residences based on their supervision of Augustine Perez, a federal supervisee subject to warrantless search conditions. Officers first searched Perez’s reported residence and then searched a separate home, owned by... More...
$ (02-24-2026 - NC)State of North Carolina v. Austin Thompson
Raleigh, North, Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with six counts of murder in the first-degree. Austin Thompson, age 15, of Raleigh accused of shooting six people, killing five of them in October 2022.... More...
$ (01-21-2026 - NC)<H2> United States of America v. Sarah Wilson, aka Sarah Cannoy
Greensboro, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank embezzlement. Sarah Wilson, aka Sarah Cannoy, age 28, pleaded guilty on August 4, 2025, to three counts of embezzlement by a bank employee. Wilson was a teller at the Pilot Mountain branch of First Citizens Bank when, from December 2023 through May 2024, she stole $150,450 in cash from her teller... More...
$ (01-05-2026 - NC)<H2> United States of America v. Shawn Tobin Locklear, Jr.
New Bern, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyers Kelly Dagger and Paul Sun represented the Defendant charged with possession of a machine gun in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. After officers arrested Shawn Tobin Locklear, Jr., age 20, for armed robbery while using a gun, a state court judge released him in March 2022. A few months later in November 2022, while Locklear roamed free o... More...
$ (01-12-2026 - NC)<H2> State of North Carolina v. Corey Thomas Powell
Greensboro, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first degree murder. A.I. Google: North Carolina first-degree murder is the most serious homicide charge (a Class A felony), defined under G.S. § 14-17(a) as any killing that is willful, deliberate, and premeditated. A conviction results in a mandatory sentence of either life imprisonment without the po... More...
$ (12-11-2025 - NC)State of North Carolina v. Cheyenne D. Woods
Lumberton, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged withf first-degree murder, discharging a weapon into occupied property, robbery with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of a stolen firearm, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, robbery with a dangerous weapon, second-degree kidnapping, and malicious conduct of a prison... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - NC)<H2> State of North Carolina v. Corey Thomas Powell
Greensboro, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Corey Thomas Powell, age 26, accused of shooting and killing Travis Thompson, age 31.... More...
$ (12-14-2025 - NC)<H2> United States of America v. Timothy Michael Dever, a timothy-michael: de vere, a/k/a Timothy Michael Deaver
Asheville, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aiding and abetting interstate threatening communication, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 875(c). To establish a violation of § 875(c), the government must prove “(1) the defendant knowingly communicate[d] a statement in interstate commerce that (2) contain[ed] a ‘true threat’ that is not prote... More...
$ (12-03-2025 - NC)United States of America v. Sean Christian Parker
Greensboro, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted interference with commerce by robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 1951(a). <br> <br> Appellate courts review the reasonableness of a sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) using an<br> abuse-of-discretion standard, regardless of whether [the sentence is] inside, just outside, or<br> signi... More...
$0 (11-03-2025 - NC)State of North Carolina v. Dillon Thomas Bates and Sierra Star Fortner
Louisburg, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with sex crimes involving minors.<br> <br> Dillon Thomas Bates was charged with three counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor after a search of a home in Franklin County.<br> <br> Sierra Star Fortner was charged with 10 counts of first degree sexual exploitation of a minor, two counts of statutory... More...
$0 (10-23-2025 - NC)United States of America v. Alfonso Roman Brito, a/k/a Casper
Statesville, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with onspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine,<br> <br> Federal appeal courts review "all sentences—whether inside, just outside, or significantly outside the [Sentencing] Guidelines range—under a deferential abuse-of-discretion standard.†United States v.... More...
$0 (10-14-2025 - NC)State of North Carolina v. Austion David Thompson
Raleigh, North Carolina, criminal Defense lawyer representing the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.<br> <br> Austin David Thomasp, age 18, was accused of shooting and killing five people and wounding two others in 2022.<br> <br> The Defendant claimed "diminished capacity†and "voluntary toxication†defenses when he goes to trial in 2026, new court records show.<br> <br> Read ... More...
$0 (10-03-2025 - NC)State of North Carolina v. Dayshawn Beckham
Charlotte, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.<br> <br> Dayshawn Beckham, age 29, was accused of shooting and killing Zemita Graham, age 29.... More...
$0 (10-03-2025 - NC)State of North Carolina v. Alvaro Luis Ozuna Sierra
Charlotte, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degreemurder.<br> <br> Alvaro Luis Ozuna Sierra was accused of killing 54-year-old Anilkumar Patel and Pankaj Patel near the former Lamplighter Inn on Eddleman Road.<br> <br> The shooting happened near the now-closed Lamplighter Inn, which was previously set to be used as transitional housing.<br> <br>... More...
$0 (10-04-2025 - NC)Tessa Needham, et al. v. Merck & Company, Inc., et al.
Charlotte, North Carolina, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued vaccine related injuries.<br> <br> compensation program for vaccine-related injuries. Generally, a person claiming<br> injury from certain vaccines must first pursue this statutory remedy before suing a vaccine<br> manufacturer. 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-11(a)(2)(A). To do so, a claimant must file a petition in<br> th... More...
$0 (09-12-2025 - NC)State of North Carolina v. Decarlos Brown
Charlotte, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer is representomg the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.<br> <br> Decarlos Brown is facing first-degree murder in connection with the killing of Iryna Zarutska on Aug. 22. It happened around 10 p.m. near the light rail station along Camden Road, where East Boulevard and West Boulevard meet in South End. ... More...
$0 (09-05-2025 - NC)United States of America v. Yashine Abdul McLain
Greensboro, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violation of the terms of supervised release.<br> <br> Yashine Abdul McLain was sentenced to 14-month following the revocation of his supervised release. On appeal, McLain asserts that the imposed sentence is plainly unreasonable because, in choosing an appropriate sentence, the district court relied on the ... More...
$0 (08-29-2025 - NC)United States of America v. Keith Delpree Mahatha
Greensboro, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking a sentence reduction under the First Step Act, Pub. L. No. 115-391, 132 Stat. 5194 (2018).<br> <br> In 2007, Mahatha pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine base,<br> in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), and was sentenced to a below-Guidelines<br> term of 161 months' impriso... More...
$0 (08-22-2025 - NC)United States of America v. David Craig Milam
Wilmington, North Carolina, criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).<br> <br> David Milam, the leader of the Aryan Kings, a White supremacist group, pleaded guilty on August 13, 2019, to possession of a firearm by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Then, on January 15, 2020, he plead... More...
$0 (08-13-2025 - NC)United States of America v. Edin Anael Solis_Rodriguez
Charlotte, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of possessing a firearm as an illegal alien. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5).<br> <br> Solis-Rodriguez grew up in Honduras. Having unlawfully entered the United States, he was deported in 2018. He then reentered—again unlawfully.<br> <br> In August 2020, Solis-Rodriguez entered a Charlotte, Nort... More...
$0 (07-23-2025 - NC)Lynne R. Kritter v. Brent Mooring, et al.
Raleight, North Carolina personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued on wrongful death negligence theories.<br> <br> Eugene Kritter was an experienced helicopter pilot who owned and operated a crop dusting company, Kritter Cropdusting. While crop dusting over a farm in North Carolina, his helicopter collided with a low-hanging steel wire. Kritter was killed in the resulting crash. K... More...
$0 (07-11-2025 - NC)United States of America v. Cristian Cabera-Rivas, /k/a Christian Cabrera-Rivas, a/k/a Christian Alberto Lopez
Charlotte, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of conspiring to possess and distribute over fifty grams of methamphetamine and one count of possessing over fifty grams of<br> methamphetamine with intent to distribute. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 841, 846. <br> <br> Cabrera-Rivas grew up in Honduras. His formal schooling ended in third grade; he<br> st... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - NC)United States of America v. Donta Montrice Olvier
Charlotte, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer presented the Defendant sentenced following the revocation of<br> his supervised release.<br> <br> Donta Montrice Oliver appeals the sentence imposed following the revocation of<br> his supervised release, claiming that his sentence is procedurally unreasonable because the<br> district court failed to explain its reasons for imposing a term of sup... More...
$0 (06-13-2025 - NC)United States of America v. Dashawn Leonard Garrett, a/k/a Dutch
Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug and firearm felonies.<br> <br> In early 2021, North Carolina law enforcement began using two confidential informants ("CI-1†and "CI-2,†or collectively, "the CIsâ€) to investigate suspected methamphetamine dealing. CI-1 alerted law enforcement that someone named Gregg McDuffie, also known ... More...
$0 (06-13-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Joshua Lynn Cook </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Charlotte, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession Of Child Sexual Abuse Material </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Recidivist Sex Offender Is Sentenced To 14+ Years For Possession Of Child Sexual Abuse Material </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> "Despi... More...
$0 (02-25-2025 - NC)United States ex rel. Ganesa Rosales, etc. v. Amedisys North Carolina, L.L.C., et al.
Wilmington, North Carolina false claims act lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a qui tam claim.<br> <br> The False Claims Act's first-to-file rule allows only one relator at a time to pursue<br> a False Claims Act claim related to a given fraud. Here, the district court dismissed the<br> case of Plaintiff-Relator, Ganesa Rosales, against Amedisys North Carolina, LLC, and two<br> other defendants... More...
$0 (02-18-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Marc Weiss </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Charlotte, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing More Than $1.6 Million From Two Small Businesses </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bookkeeper Sentenced To Prison For Stealing More Than $1.6 Million From Two Small Businesses</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> ... More...
$0 (02-03-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Antony Linton Stewart </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Charlotte, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Jamaican Citizen Sentenced To Prison In Connection With Lottery Scheme </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A federal judge in Charlotte sen... More...
$0 (01-29-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Fredrick Dontae Slade </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Greensboro, NC criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug and Firearm Offenses </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Burlington Man Sentenced for Drug and Firearm Offenses</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On March 23, 2022, Alamance County Sheriff's Office deputies approached FRED... More...
$0 (01-16-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Robert Jamar Avant </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing a firearm by a felon </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Second Whiteville Man Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for Gunfire that Injured Pregnant Woman</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Whiteville ... More...
$0 (01-10-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Shaquan Ellis </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> 40 Years for Drug Trafficker Linked to Murder, Dismemberment, and Disposal of Confidential Informant</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Goldsboro drug trafficker wa... More...
$0 (01-13-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Robert Jamar Avant </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing a firearm by a felon </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Second Whiteville Man Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for Gunfire that Injured Pregnant Woman</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Whiteville m... More...
$0 (01-10-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Tamarcus Shaquan Ellis </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Murder, Dismemberment, and Disposal of Confidential Informant </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> 40 Years for Drug Trafficker Linked to Murder, Dismemberment, and Disposal of Confidential Informant</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center... More...
$0 (01-10-2025 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Robert Jamar Avant </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Raleigh, NC criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Gunfire that Injured Pregnant Woman </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Second Whiteville Man Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for Gunfire that Injured Pregnant Woman</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Whiteville man was s... More...
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