An Introduction to North Carolina Drug Crimes, as handled in Raleigh, Wake...
I’ve got an overview of North Carolina’s drug laws in a section on various North Carolina laws. North Carolina has pretty harsh drug laws, so harsh that people coming from New York City, where similar...
View ArticleAdvice from a Criminal Lawyer: Facebook, MySpace, Social Networking
MySpace, Facebook, Social Networking… all the kids are doing the social networking thing these days. Twittering too! A lot of adults also use these tools, including LinkedIn and on and on. They’re...
View ArticleMake your Court Dates in Wake County, North Carolina
So you’ve been arrested or gotten a ticket. And you’ve got a court date. But you’ve lost the little piece of paper on which the court date was written. Or you didn’t hear the judge when he spoke really...
View ArticleIntroduction to North Carolina Sex Offenses
Sex Offenses in North Carolina are punished harshly. In addition, North Carolina has a sex offender registry, which requires that those convicted of “sexually violent offenses” register for at least...
View ArticleThe pressure to plead in Wake County. Piling up the charges.
Most people don’t realize that the severe penalties that are attached to many crimes in North Carolina and in the United States create real pressure on defendants to plead guilty, even when they are...
View ArticleEye Witness Testimony: Not Reliable
There are all kinds of studies that show that eyewitnesses are not very reliable.Eyewitnesses will swear up and down that they saw a 25 year old white male in shorts and grey t-shirt. Or that they saw...
View ArticleGoogle enters the Electronic Legal Research Business. Watch out Lexis-Nexis!
At last, Google has launched a resource aimed at lawyers. If you’re a lawyer, you’re locked into paying for either Westlaw or for Lexis-Nexis. Those are the dominant players in the electronic legal...
View ArticleAlford Pleas and Sex Offense, Rape, Sex Crimes in Raleigh, Cary, Apex
What happens if you are facing many years in prison, but the DA has just offered you a plea deal that would mean a much reduced sentence, or even just probation. What happens if you are in fact...
View ArticleJail Visits at the Public Safety Center, Wake County
I recently spoke to an attorney who mentioned that there are probably only two or three dozen Raleigh criminal lawyers working in Raleigh who regularly visit clients in jail. I was shocked. I have...
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Case Against Cary Teen Dismissed
In what has to be the stupidest act of self-incrimination, a Cary teen wrote his name “Tristan” in tar on the face of a culvert after setting a fire that caused nearly a half million dollars of damage....
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