GPS Tracking Could be Considered Stalking Crime

Sep 14
2015

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Categories: Cyberstalking | Stalking

According to new legislation passed by the North Carolina House of Representatives, using a GPS device to track others against their will may soon constitute a crime.

The chamber voted Wednesday, September 2, adding GPS tracking to a list of crimes under the title of “cyberstalking.” The bill was originally approved by the Senate in the spring, and will now return to the Senate, where legislators will vote on the changes the House made to the law.

Cyberstalking—a term that includes electronic communication technologies under previously existing stalking laws—is already a Class 2 [...]

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North Carolina Participates in “Hands Across the Border”

Sep 7
2015

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Categories: DWI

North Carolina is partnering with five other nearby states for the annual “Hands Across the Border” campaign. Along with Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, and Tennessee, North Carolina will be setting up DUI checkpoints near the state border to catch intoxicated drivers.

This year marks the 24th year the campaign has run in the Southeastern states. The six-day campaign started on the 1st of September, and will run through Labor Day.

In addition to DUIs, other traffic offenses are also being targeted by the campaign. Police will be keeping an eye out for [...]

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North Carolina Combats Its Heroin Abuse Epidemic

Aug 31
2015

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Categories: Drug Crimes

Breaking Bad may have brought awareness to our country’s serious problem with crystal meth – especially in certain areas – but now another drug is coming back into vogue: heroin.

According to the CDC, heroin use has skyrocketed across the nation and North Carolina is one of the states hit by the new epidemic. Unlike many past spikes in drug use, rates of addiction are climbing among both males and females, across all income levels, and across many different age demographics.

In the past, rates of addiction and overdose were highest among males [...]

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Were Your Rights Violated During Your Arrest?

Aug 24
2015

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Categories: Criminal Defense

 Police brutality and unfair treatment are unfortunate realities of modern America.

Recently, there has been a public outcry to hold police accountable and a great deal of media attention around violations of human rights that occur under police custody.

No matter how heinous the alleged crime, whether it was a felony or misdemeanor, you still have rights when you are arrested. Rights of the accused were put into the Constitution to protect all citizens of the United States from abuse of power.  Below we have listed actions that may constitute a violation of [...]

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The Lasting Effects of Juvenile Crime

Aug 18
2015

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Categories: Juvenile Crime

Common knowledge often suggests that juvenile delinquent records are “wiped clean” when young offenders reach 18 years of age. Unfortunately, for many young men and women, this just isn’t true. Instead, mistakes they made as adolescents follow them well into their adulthood, preventing them from the opportunity to live a life as a normal member of society.

Young people often engage in reckless behavior—it’s literally in their biology. The pleasure-seeking portion of the brain develops in teens long before the self-control portion kicks in. Partially because of this fact, the Juvenile Court system [...]

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