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Criminal Practice – Defendant Waived Drug Quantity Objection
U.S. v. Robinson (Lawyers Weekly No. 14-01-0182, 25 pp.) (Motz, J.) No. 12-4639, Feb. 21, 2014; USDC at Raleigh, N.C. (Flanagan, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: A defendant knowingly and voluntarily waived his claim that the district court erred in relying on statements from an informant drug buyer to calculate how much cocaine defendant sold in […]
Criminal Practice – Revocation Sentence Upheld for Drug Dealing
U.S. v. Webb (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-007-14, 11 pp.) (Floyd, J.) No. 12-4856, Dec. 19, 2013; USDC at Charlottesville, Va. (Moon, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: A 32-month prison sentence upon revocation of defendant’s supervised release for his continued distribution of cocaine base is not plainly unreasonable on a claim the district court referenced certain purportedly […]
Florida congressman pleads guilty to cocaine charge
Florida Republican Rep. Henry "Trey" Radel pleaded guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge of cocaine possession and was sentenced to a year's probation.
Criminal Practice – Sentence Reduction Upheld in Cocaine Case
U.S. v. Smalls A cocaine defendant whose sentence was reduced from life in prison to 405 months, then to 327 months, has his sentence at the high end of the modified guidelines range affirmed by the 4th Circuit.
Criminal Practice – No Reversal for Use of Post-Indictment Recording
U.S. v. Williamson The 4th Circuit says a defendant convicted in 2007 for conspiracy to distribute cocaine is not entitled to reversal of his conviction or a new trial on his claim that admission of an incriminating tape-recording made by a government informant after defendant was indicted violated his constitutional rights.
Police search OK when clues add up, court rules
Police were justified in stopping a man they saw “huddled up” with another man in a high-crime area, the state Supreme Court has ruled. In a 3-2 decision, the court reinstated Syllester Taylor’s 30-year sentence for dealing crack cocaine.
Criminal Practice – Traffic Stop – Reasonable Suspicion – Cocaine – Motion to Suppress
State v. Wallace In this case in which our Court of Appeals considered the totality of the circumstances of a traffic stop to determine that a police officer had reasonable suspicion to detain the defendant while he walked a drug dog around the car, the petition for a writ of certiorari was improvidently granted.
Eighteen people indicted in drug operation
BEAUFORT (AP) — Federal authorities have indicted 18 Beaufort-area residents in a drug ring accused of selling cocaine and prescription pills.
Criminal Practice – Reasonable Suspicion – Cocaine – Traffic Stop – Motion to Suppress
State v. Wallace. (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-036-11, 6 pp.) (John C. Few, C.J.) Appealed from Oconee County Circuit Court. (J.C. Buddy Nicholson Jr., J.) S.C. App. Click here for the full text of the opinion. Holding: An arresting officer had reasonable suspicion to detain a motorist after the conclusion of a traffic stop where (1) […]
Business Law
- Economy forces attorneys to get down to business
- Business Court judges trawl for customers
- Va. company's Web site did not subject business to personal jurisdiction in S.C., appeals panel rules
- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
- Contract – Government Contract – Qui Tam – False Claims Act
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- Virginia Tech student got due process in hearing
- High court justices cross the line of propriety
- High court’s term was rough on big business
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- Letter From The Editor – Working from Home
- NLRB joins FTC in taking aim at non-competes
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
- My goal: Provide the information that you need now
- Case study: North Carolina courts provide guidance on scope, limitations of attorney-client privilege
- A Different Ode to Pro Bono Work
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