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Criminal record, sentence changes among new N. Carolina laws

by Gary D. Robertson
| November 30, 2020 10:30 PM

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — New laws began Tuesday in North Carolina that are designed to help more people convicted of lower-level crimes and nonviolent drug trafficking get records cleared or punishments eased.

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