Resuming court proceedings now in local hands
Newly elected Chief Justice Paul Newby wants judicial districts, not state officials, deciding when and how to resume full court functions, including jury trials.
This week, Newby said he believes key coronavirus-connected safety decisions are better made at the local level, by judges, and not in Raleigh.
He suggested court officials consult with local health directors and examine other data.
“We will be following the lead of our two senior resident superior court judges and the chief district judge,” District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said. “They fully understand the dangers of COVID-19 and the continued need for appropriate safety precautions.”
Former law office employee sentenced for stealing thousands from national charity
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Moss pleads guilty to embezzling charges Cheryl Moss apologizes Thursday in Jackson County Superior Court to her former law-firm colleagues.
A would-be lawyer found herself in handcuffs and headed to prison Thursday after pleading guilty in Jackson County Superior Court to pocketing money earmarked for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Assistant District Attorney Christina Matheson said Cheryl Moss, 41, a former Coward, Hicks and Siler employee in Cashiers, pleaded guilty to five felony counts of embezzlement.
Moss bypassed multiple law-firm safeguards and siphoned off $41,465 from a $2.9 million trust, said Matheson, a prosecutor for District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch, who oversees the 43rd Prosecutorial District.