A felony arrest in North Carolina sets off a legal process that moves quickly. Within hours of booking, a judicial official will decide whether you can be released before trial and what conditions will apply. Schlosser & Pritchett is a Greensboro criminal defense firm whose founding attorneys are both former district attorneys, giving them direct knowledge of how prosecutors approach bail arguments in Guilford County courts. In many cases, having counsel involved from the first appearance can influence not only the bond amount, but also whether release conditions are realistically manageable for you [...]
2012
The Guilford County courts take a very dim view of probation violation. If you remember that kid in school who could never get away with anything because teachers and administrators would never believe the story offered, that’s how judges and probation officers look at offenders who have violated their probation. No matter what reason given, even when it is truthful and legitimate, the response is usually a shake of the head and an implied, “a likely story.” That is why anyone in the Greensboro, NC area who has violated probation, even unintentionally, needs [...]
