Your Guide to Residential Burglary Charges in North Carolina

Apr 26
2017

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Categories: Burglary | Residential Burglary

If you are charged with residential burglary in our state, the penalties tend to be quite severe. How severe, though, depends on the specific charge.

What factors are involved in being hit with the various charges? What does the prosecution need in order to convict you?

To understand, you need to look at residential burglary in general. There are several different forms of residential burglary offenses in North Carolina. If you are charged, prepare yourself for court by getting to know these different offenses.

The Different Types of Residential Burglary Charges

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NC Assault Charges Are More Serious If Considered a “Hate Crime”

Apr 18
2017

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Categories: Hate Crimes

Last week, we laid out the basics of assault crimes: what can be considered assault in North Carolina, the different types of assault charges, and what penalties you may face if you are convicted of assault.

Let’s go back to the different types of assault charges for a second. Our state has very specific assault charges, including separate charges for castration, assaulting in a “secret manner,” and criminal use of a laser device. Many of these charges only come about if the act in question occurs against a specific demographic, such as women [...]

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Charged with Assault in North Carolina? What You Need to Know

Apr 13
2017

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Categories: Assault

So you’ve been charged with assault. The incident may have been the result of uncontrolled anger, a one-time offense, or a slip-up that calls for rehabilitation, but not punishment. Being punished is exactly what’s going to happen, though, unless you fight back, and you’re not going to like the penalties that the prosecutor tries to stick you with.

Want to give yourself the best chance at a positive outcome? In order to properly defend against assault charges, you have to understand how the law works in North Carolina.

Understanding Your Assault Charges

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North Carolina County Clerk Accused of Hiding Man’s DWI Charges

Apr 5
2017

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Categories: DWI

DWI charges are not something that you want to carry around with you for the rest of your life. Even if the charge or conviction was the result of a one-time mistake, it can still hang in the back of your mind while applying for jobs, for housing, and when you’re driving. It is normal for offenders to wish that the charge could just disappear.

Tony Richardson didn’t just wish that his charges could disappear, though. He took action to make them disappear. Unfortunately for him, his plan backfired, and now he faces [...]

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North Carolina Man Steals Chicken Statue, Faces Felony

Mar 29
2017

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Categories: Theft Crimes

Pulling pranks on friends and neighbors can be a good way to get some laughs going, but when your pranks result in felony charges, suddenly things aren’t so funny.

Earlier this year, Andrew Emilious Justice, 32, of Taylorsville, may have been laughing as he stole a 1,000 pound, 3-foot tall rooster statue from a poultry farm in Alexander County. Justice couldn’t move the statute himself, so he enlisted the help of a tractor on a late Saturday night.

Unfortunately, his prank didn’t go so well. A few miles down the road, the chicken [...]

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