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THE FRIGHTENING TRUTH ABOUT EYEWITNESS ACCURACY

Think that eyewitnesses will give an accurate account of a criminal event? You know that the jury does, in most cases. They really believe that eyewitnesses can break a case wide open and provide important details as to what happened. The reasoning makes sense. Both the alleged victim and the alleged perpetrator may have a reason to lie…

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NORTH CAROLINA DOESN’T PUNISH IDENTITY THEFT LIGHTLY

Everybody knows that using somebody else’s identity for personal gain is wrong. But, in North Carolina, the law takes the crime of identity theft quite seriously. In our state, for merely a first offense, identity theft is still considered a felony. That means that, if convicted of the crime, you wouldn’t be incarcerated in a county jail, you’d…

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FEDERAL DRUG CRIMES ARE AS SERIOUS AS THEY SOUND

Any type of drug crime, either on the federal or state level, is serious. However, when it comes to federal drug crimes, it’s critical to understand that they’re almost always more complicated. This is due to the fact that the federal justice system is more challenging to navigate. The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, known…

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