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New Death Penalty Study Finds it an Unpopular Option

Charlotte Criminal Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question: “Should I ever plead guilty to a charge?”   A recent report from an Appalachian State University professor sheds light on the death penalty in North Carolina. Government and judicial studies professor Matthew Robinson published the report in June. In the report,…

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Death Penalty on the Decline

Charlotte Criminal Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question: “Should I ever plead guilty to a charge?”   Though there’s been surprisingly little coverage, experts say that this year appears to serve as yet more proof that American’s interest in using the death penalty as an instrument of criminal punishment may…

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Board Recommends Parole for Charles Manson Disciple Leslie Van Houten

Charlotte Criminal Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question: “What are the long term effects of being convicted of a crime?”   Manson Family member Leslie Van Houten was finally recommended for parole by a parole board panel this April after having been denied 19 times. The full California Board of…

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What you should know about the 1994 Crime Bill

Charlotte Criminal Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question: “When can I post on Social media about my ongoing case?”   A hot topic the past week or so has concerned a bill signed into law more than two decades ago. The 1994 Crime Bill has become important of late given…

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Question we should be asking on death penalty is “Are we doing this or not?”

Charlotte DWI Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question: What are the long term effects of being convicted of a crime?   North Carolina’s death row houses 152 inmates awaiting execution. The state has not executed an inmate since 2006. A series of lawsuits brought by death-row inmates in 2007 led…

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