Winston-Salem Journal reports:

“It is my conclusion that the defendant has failed to prove his claims,” Judge Richard Doughton said at the end of a four-day hearing in Forsyth Superior Court.

The reasons for Doughton’s decision won’t likely be known until late February or March, when his written order is expected to be filed.

…..”I feel like right now that there is no justice system here,” said Sheila LeGrande, Smith’s mother. “The attorney general, all of them, they’ve covering each other’s … I won’t say it. I’m fed up.”

Meanwhile, one down, two to go in the HAWS property-flipping scheme.