A jury in Roanoke Circuit Court recommended late last year that a 53-year-old man be sentenced to six years in state prison after being convicted of aggravated sexual battery against a child. The judge told the defendant that the verdict with which the jury came back was appropriate and he upheld the jury's sentencing recommendation.
Judge, jury agree on sentence in child sex crimes case
Facing Federal Drug Charges? The Solution is to Attack the Sentencing Guidelines (Part 1)
Man gets 7 year prison sentence in federal sex crime case
Recently in Raleigh, North Carolina, a man from Cary received a seven-year federal prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to using the Internet to promote prostitution and interstate transportation for prostitution.
Man arrested on human trafficking charges
On Dec. 6, 2015, a 15-year-old girl was found at a Raleigh, North Carolina, Econo Lodge. The Raleigh Police Department was informed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation that she "might be involved in a suspected commercial sex trade."
Patrick Roberts Appointed to North Carolina State Ethics Commission
Roberts Law Group, PLLC is pleased to announce that Gov. Pat McCrory has appointed Raleigh criminal defense lawyer Patrick Roberts to the North Carolina State Ethics Commission.
Federal charges never filed, man gets back money from seizure
It's taken several months, but a business owner in Fairmont, North Carolina, will finally get his $107,702.66 that was seized by police in July 2014. The man was also seeking to be reimbursed $20,000 in legal and accountant fees.
