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News Roundup

This week Governor Roy Cooper appointed R. Andrew Murray, the former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, as the acting District Attorney for Prosecutorial District 42 following the removal of Greg Newman from office.  Murray served as the District Attorney in Mecklenburg County prior to serving in the federal Western District.  Keep reading for more on this story and other news.

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Case Summaries: N.C. Court of Appeals (May 4, 2021)

This post summarizes published criminal decisions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on May 4, 2021. These summaries will be added to Smith’s Criminal Case Compendium, a free and searchable database of case summaries from 2008 to present.

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