A joint investigation by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. DEA focusing on drug trafficking at fraternities at UNC made national news late this week when prosecutors announced charges against 21 people. An Associated Press report says that people connected to the Phi Gamma Delta, Kappa Sigma, and Betta Theta Pi fraternities at UNC are alleged to have distributed more than a half-ton of marijuana, hundreds of kilograms of cocaine, and significant quantities of other drugs between 2017 and the spring of 2020. Some of the drugs apparently were distributed at Duke and Appalachian State as well. In a press release, U.S. Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin said that the “investigation reveals that the fraternity culture at these universities is dangerous” and called on University administrators and national fraternity chapters to intervene. Keep reading for more news. COVID Remote Testimony Bulletin. Regular blog readers know that Ian Mance and John Rubin have put out a series of bulletins in recent months related to COVID-19 and criminal defense practice. A new bulletin – COVID-19 and Remote Testimony in Criminal Trials – was just published this week. As with all of the other bulletins, it is available for free as part of the Public Defense Education group’s COVID-19 Tool Kit. Here’s a brief summary of the new bulletin from the authors: As COVID-19 cases continue to rise across North Carolina, criminal jury trials have resumed in some districts following a six-month hiatus. Their resumption has raised a number of issues, among them [...]
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