What Every NC Driver Needs to Know about Field Sobriety Tests

Aug 30
2018

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Categories: Drunk Driving | DUI | DWI | Field Sobriety Tests

When you are pulled over by an officer who suspects you have had too much to drink, you may be asked to leave your vehicle so you can take a field sobriety test.

What exactly is a field sobriety test? Do you have to take it? What happens if you don’t? What happens if you do?

An FST is just one request that can be made of you if you’re pulled over, but it’s a big one. In this post, we’re going to explain what these tests are and how they are used. [...]

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Accused of Shoplifting? Here’s How to Fight Back in NC

Aug 27
2018

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Categories: Shoplifting / Retail Theft

Have you been accused of shoplifting in North Carolina? A skilled attorney can help you fight back with the right defense.

Before you even start learning about defense strategies, you need to understand the law and what you’re up against.

Shoplifting Laws and Penalties in North Carolina

North Carolina law defines shoplifting as “larceny of goods.” You can be found guilty of shoplifting if a prosecutor is able to prove that any of these actions occurred with the intent of permanently depriving a merchant from property and without the merchant’s consent.

  1. Concealing merchant
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What Really Happens to Criminal Records in NC after Expungement

Aug 16
2018

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Categories: Criminal Record Sealing / Expungement

Criminal record expunction is an important component of the criminal justice system. By taking advantage of the process, past offenders are able to attain relief from the devastating consequences of having a criminal record, allowing for better employment, housing, and even loan prospects.

The two basic effects of criminal record expunction are to delete records of the criminal case, and to restore the prior offender’s criminal status as if the expunged conviction had never occurred.

Below we cover the basic effects of expunction and the relief it offers, and also the rare situations [...]

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What to Know about Assault with a Deadly Weapon Charges in NC

Aug 10
2018

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Categories: Assault | Assault with Deadly Weapon

Assault charges are serious across the country, but in North Carolina, most assault charges are only classified as misdemeanors. There is one big exception, though: assault with a deadly weapon.

Assault with a deadly weapon is a felony offense that threatens over a year behind bars, the temporary loss of your right to vote, and the temporary loss of your right to own firearms. Felony charges are serious, and can put a nasty stain on your criminal record.

If you are charged, however, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you will be convicted and [...]

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Who Can Report Incidents of Domestic Violence in North Carolina?

Jul 31
2018

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Categories: Domestic Violence

Ask anyone who has been in a long-term relationship before: you’re going to fight and argue from time to time. This is true whether the “relationship” in question involves a spouse, boyfriend/girlfriend, parent and child, roommate, or some other type of domestic situation. If you’re around someone long enough, you’re bound to butt heads.

Sometimes, these types of stressful interactions turn violent, and one or both parties may hurt the other. This is bad, and it shouldn’t be tolerated. What’s far worse, though, is when someone is embroiled in an ongoing abusive situation [...]

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