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A group of Cabarrus County defense attorneys are filing a complaint about injustices in the county's traffic court. 



Complaint: NC attorney, judge known for handing out lenient sentences to reckless drivers

Attorneys call for state investigation into Cabarrus County 'ticket-fixing arrangement'

An estimated 20 defense attorneys are expected to file a "notice of concern" with the North Carolina State Bar and state investigative agencies this week after WCNC Charlotte uncovered unequal justice at the Cabarrus County Courthouse.

defense attorneys expect to submit a complaint to the state bar this week calling for an investigation in the shadow of a courthouse that's supposed to represent blind justice. Local attorneys are drafting this notice of concern. What bothers you the most about the situation? Probably the inequity across the board lawyers like laura baker who say at this very moment the judicial system's reputation is on the line to have certain attorneys get benefits that's not related necessarily to their skill or their legal prowess. It's simply because of who they are or who they know or who they pay. That's not okay. A W. C. N. C. Charlotte investigation identified lenient and unusual plea deals given to excessive speeding defendants. People originally charged with driving up to 40 MPH over the limit and in most cases reckless driving too. Not only did those drivers get to keep their licenses, some left court with nothing more than a $10 fine and they all had something else in common who they hired for attorneys. Do you want to say anything about these plea deals you're getting for your excessive speeding clients Or the donation that you gave to Beth Street. This lawyer who secured more than 90% of the plea deals we identified is the leading donor so far for an assistant district attorney running for judge and she is also the prosecutor of record in several of his cases. We need to have it investigated that the air is cleared and we can start fresh and we can all make sure that we're acting appropriately for our clients and we can restore that faith in the system baker is now the third attorney. The citizens of the county deserve to be treated equally to speak publicly with concerns. There's clearly, you know, there's something going on amid our questions. District Attorney Roxanne Van DeKoven retired months before the end of her term but not before dismissing what we uncovered as a small percentage of cases. She told us her office gave nontraditional please to a multitude of defense attorneys and unrepresented citizens due to pandemic relate. Did court limitations but never explained why prosecutors gave only certain attorneys. These plea deals reducing speeding and reckless driving charges too much lower offenses like failure to notify DMV of an address change or the even less severe rear seatbelt. A lot of us are getting calls daily dealing with clients, wondering why don't we get these deals, baker says, since we expose the practice, I personally hear it almost daily from clients. Her phone keeps ringing. It wasn't ethical. Now she and other lawyers say they are ethically obligated to sound the alarm to the state bar and state investigative agencies. Unlike the anonymous bar complaint that preceded this one, an estimated 20 attorneys are expected to sign their names. Ashley shanley took over as the new district attorney this month. She previously referred all comments to the former D. A. In concord Nate Morabito, WCNC charlotte

Complaint alleges NC judge, attorney of handing out light sentences to speeding drivers 

State lawmakers want to make it easier for attorneys to defend themselves against State Bar complaints. Some discussion of a dues increase for attorneys, too.

Bill proposes new procedure for complaints against lawyers

NC Legislative Building

The North Carolina State Bar has reprimanded a Raleigh attorney over alleged sexual harassment of former Wake County Register of Deeds Laura Riddick, who is in prison for stealing taxpayer money.

Raleigh lawyer reprimanded for harassing former Wake official

Raleigh lawyer Ronald Garber

Raleigh lawyer accused of leaving obscene messages for ex-Wake official

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A Florida lawyer defrauded, deceived and embezzled funds from two mentally disabled clients who were declared innocent after spending 31 years in prison, according to a complaint filed Wednesday by the North Carolina State Bar.

NC State Bar files complaint against lawyer accused of preying on wrongly imprisoned men

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