In North Carolina, the law provides a legal framework for those who use force to protect themselves. These statutes can provide a legal defense, allowing a person, under certain circumstances, to use reasonable force without a duty to retreat and to repel an imminent threat. However, claiming self-defense in Greensboro requires a meticulous investigation, a thorough understanding of state law, and a compelling presentation of the facts. With our Greensboro self-defense lawyers at Schlosser & Pritchett, you can legally challenge your criminal charges and avoid a wrongful conviction and a lifetime of consequences.[...]
Generally speaking, there are three classes of crimes: drug crimes, crimes against property, and violent crimes. Obviously, there can be some crossover, but most offenses fall squarely into one of those three categories.
Drug crimes, clearly, must involve drugs. Violent crimes? Violence, of course. And most people associate property crimes with theft or destruction… but that’s not necessarily true.
Although many property crimes do involve theft or property destruction of some kind, any crime against property falls into the class of property crimes. This includes offenses you probably wouldn’t think of, such [...]
