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North Carolina Structured Sentencing is looking more like Federal Sentencing Guidelines

Generally, North Carolina law has abjured the use of special sentencing enhancements for most crimes. In our structured sentencing system, if convicted of a crime, a defendant is sentenced in the presumptive, unless the state can prove that aggravating factors outweigh mitigating factors or the defense can prove mitigating factors outweigh aggravating factors. (DWIs and…

What is a B1 Felony in North Carolina?

In North Carolina, since the mid-1990s, the state has had a structured sentencing system for crimes. Felonies are categorized by letter (A through I).  Misdemeanors are handled separately, and categorized by (A1 – most serious – to Class 3). A Class A felony is first degree murder, punishable either by death or by life (without…