Attorney general taking police shooting case to grand jury

Attorney general taking police shooting case to grand jury

At the request of the Mecklenburg County District Attorney, Special Prosecutors in Attorney General Roy Cooper's Office agreed to handle the case of the shooting death of Jonathon Ferrell by Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department Officer Randall Kerrick.
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Peterson lawyers cite attorney, judge mistakes in appeal

Drew Peterson continued the uphill battle to overturn his murder conviction this week, as his lawyers filed an appeal arguing that both his former defense attorney and the trial judge made mistakes that prejudiced the jury against him. In a filing …
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Former House Speaker, Attorney General Robert H. Quinn dead at 85

Attorney General Quinn will lie in repose at St. Margaret Church at Blessed Mother Teresa Parish on Columbia Road, 5-8 p.m. on Wed.and Thurs., Jan. 15 and 16. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Fri., Jan. 17 at 10 a.m. at St. Margaret's with …
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