admin | May 28, 2009
The Supreme Court destroyed a fundamental federal protection of a criminal defendant’s right to counsel on May 26, 2009. In a deeply divided 5-4 decision, the SCOTUS overruled its 1986 decision in Michigan v. Jackson, which prohibited police from interrogating a criminal defendant once he had invoked the right to legal counsel. Under Tuesday’s decision [...]
admin | May 20, 2009
North Carolina (along with Virginia, Maryland, Alabama, and the District of Columbia) has long been one of the last states to cling to the common law rules for pure contributory negligence.
What is contributory negligence? Under the current North Carolina law, a plaintiff who is at fault for as little as 1% of his injury [...]
admin | May 19, 2009
It’s a SPOCK MONKEY, get it?!?! HA!
Major props to The Sock Drawer for being terribly clever and creative.
Now, back to your regularly scheduled Very Serious Legal Blogging.
(See? Lawyers have a sense of humor, too. Seriously!)
admin | May 18, 2009
I think that this could be a whole new market approach… Schoolhouse Rock style songs geared towards law students. Imagine a class of 75 1L’s muttering this under their breath during a final exam!
admin | May 18, 2009
The North Carolina House of Representatives passed House Bill 1110 on May 14, 2009 – a piece of legislation colorfully entitled An Act to Clarify Procedures in Civil Action for Alienation of Affection and Criminal Conversation. The Bill will now move to the Senate for consideration.
North Carolina is one of the few states [...]
admin | May 13, 2009
On May 1, 2009, the NC Supreme Court decided the case of State v. Rollins, in which it determined that a defendant can not use the marital-communication privilege to prevent his wife from testifying against him in a criminal proceeding because the communications occurred in the prison’s public visiting areas. This decision reverses the Court [...]
admin | May 13, 2009
The Code of Hammurabi is a well-preserved ancient code of law, created in 1760 BC in ancient Babylon. It was enacted by the sixth Babylonian king, Hammurabi. The only extant example of the code that has been found to date is inscribed on a seven foot, four inch tall basalt stone slab - but it [...]
admin | May 13, 2009
Aggressive marketing at it’s worst, or a terribly clever way to get your firm’s name out? A Virginia radio station (rock radio site ‘102.1 The X’) and family law firm (Cravens & Noll, of Richmond, VA) got together over Valentine’s day. The contestants had to explain “why your soulmate ain’t got no soul”, and the [...]
admin | May 6, 2009
Hunt Law Group, P.C. is a Raleigh, NC law firm whose core purpose is to create partnerships that provide clients with peace of mind through expert advice and representation. Hunt Law Group, PC is conveniently located in downtown Raleigh, NC approximately two blocks from the Wake County Courthouse.
Choosing the right attorney is one of [...]
