http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/01/30/1818054/six-yates-motor-arrestees-get.html
hlynch@newsobserver.com - Defendant Sonia Katchian, 63, left, of Chapel Hill, stands with her attorney Matthew Charles Suczynski in Orange District Court, Hillsborough Monday, Jan. 30, 2012 to hear Judge Charles Anderson find her guilty of delaying and obstructing a CHPD officer, a misdemeanor during a Nov. 13, 2011 confrontation in front of the Yates Motor [...]
Jurors Need to Know That They Can Say No
By PAUL BUTLER
Published: December 20, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/21/opinion/jurors-can-say-no.html?_r=2
IF you are ever on a jury in a marijuana case, I recommend that you vote “not guilty” — even if you think the defendant actually smoked pot, or sold it to another consenting adult. As a juror, you have this power [...]
http://www.chapelboro.com/Charges-Dropped-In-Ambulance-Theft/10682967
Posted: Friday, 19 August 2011 4:41PM
Charges Dropped In Ambulance Theft
Elizabeth Friend Reporting
Additional reporting by Aaron Keck
Charges have been dropped against the Chapel Hill man who stole and wrecked an ambulance in April, but the story doesn’t end there.
On April 1, Orange County EMS workers arrived at the home of Patrick Akos in response to a [...]
Today, Patrick Akos, a client of the Law Office Matthew Charles Suczynski, PLLC and Michael Paduchowski sat down with NBC News 17 and told his story.
http://www2.nbc17.com/news/orange-county/2011/aug/24/3/chapel-hill-man-accused-stealing-ambulance-tells–ar-1328534/
By: CHARLOTTE HUFFMAN
Published: August 24, 2011
Updated: August 24, 2011 - 9:28 PM
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. –“I woke up and his arms were flailing. I go to call 911… when I came back [...]
http://www.ncbar.org/about/communications/news/2011-news-articles/pro-bono-awards-presented-at-annual-meeting.aspx
Pro Bono Awards Presented At Annual Meeting
Article Date: Friday, June 24, 2011
Written By: Russell Rawlings
Robert Hahn, left, accepts Thorp Award from Gene Pridgen.
Lewis Pitts, left, accepts Greenblatt Award from
Gene Pridgen.
George Hettrick, left, and Robert Hahn accept
on behalf of Hunton & Williams.
The North Carolina Bar Association, in conjunction with the NCBA Foundation’s Public Service Advisory Committee, presented [...]
The North Carolina Driver’s License Restoration Project received the Law Student Group Pro Bono Project award for 2011. Matthew along with Jeffrey Nieman, an Assistant District Attorney for District 15-B, co-founded the project in 2009.
http://www.ncbar.org/about/communications/news/2011-news-articles/2011-pro-bono-award-winners-announced.aspx
Law Student Group Pro Bono Award
The Driver’s License Restoration Project of the North Carolina Central University School of Law and the University [...]
Police actions violated the Constitution, judge rules
The Daily Tar Heel, January 26, 2010
Underage drinking busts draw legal challenges
1 comments
January 26, 2010
Evan Rose
Senior Writer
DTH/ Lennon Dodson
The police cracked down on underage drinking this fall, but the extra effort also led to several unconstitutional arrests, defense attorneys and legal counselors say.
And now, after a number of successful challenges [...]
Just wanted to take a second to wish everyone who visits this site a happy and safe holiday season.
Matt
Below is a link to a lecture about why not to talk to the police, even if you haven’t done anything wrong. This does a good job of showing that no matter the situation it is in your best interest not to answer any questions.
Matt
http://www.wimp.com/coprule/
Here is a an article from the Herald Sun on a case I recently tried in Orange County Superior Court.
Man guilty of false report
BY BETH VELLIQUETTE : The Herald-Sun
bvelliquette@heraldsun.com
Jun 3, 2009
HILLSBOROUGH — In a case that put the UNC campus in a panic just weeks after the murder of Eve Carson, a jury found [...]