M. Alexander Charns
Private Practice Lawyer
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Practice Areas
Criminal Law; Felonies; Misdemeanors; Traffic Violations; Civil Rights; Police Misconduct; Freedom of Information; Public Records; Driving While Intoxicated; Drug Crimes; Plaintiff's Personal Injury; Information and Privacy; Civil Appeals; Criminal Appeals; Civil Liberties; Civil Rights Section 1983; Constitutional Law; First Amendment Law; Fourth Amendment Law; Wiretapping; Electronic Surveillance; Malicious Prosecution; Search and Seizure; Criminal Defense; Capital Offenses; Death Penalty; False Arrest; Excessive Use of Force; False Imprisonment; Police Brutality
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Admitted
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1982, North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
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Law School
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D.
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Member
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North Carolina State Bar; National Association Criminal Defense Lawyers; North Carolina Advocates for Justice.
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Biography
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Author: "Cloak and Gavel: FBI Wiretaps, Bugs, Informers and the Supreme Court," University. Illinois Press, 1992; articles or essays in The New York Times, The Washington Post and other publications. Former Member, Fourteenth Judicial District Grievance Committee. Member, National Writers Union. Formerly with Charns & Charns and Duvoisin and Cahrns.
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Born
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Michigan, 1956
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Reported Cases
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E.g.s Brown v. Waddell, 50 F.3d 285 (4th Cir. 1995); Tucker v. Waddell, 83 F.3d 688 (4th Cir. 1996); Glenn-Robinson v. Acker, 538 S.E.2d 601 (N.C.App. 2000); N.C. v. Sanford Video & News, 553 S.E.2d 217 (N.C.App. 2001); N.C. v. Price, 611 S.E.2d 891 (N.C.App. 2005).
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ISLN
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913067251
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