In these tough economic times, embezzlement has become a crime more frequently prosecuted by either the state or federal prosecutors in North Carolina. That's because either employees have been taking money from employers to make ends meet, or employers are accusing innocent employees because employers want to stop "shrinkage" or the loss of money ...
Category Archives: Wake County District Attorney
Wake County Court
A simple reminder to folks looking for the Wake County Court. All criminal matters in North Carolina are resolved on a county-wide basis. Meaning, if you’re arrested in Cary, Apex, or Raleigh or any other community in Wake County, you will eventually need to appear at the Wake County Court House.
The Wake County Court [...]
Wake County Deferral Programs
North Carolina has a number of deferral programs that can really save a defendant from a conviction that could ruin their record or chances for employment. These deferral programs may be limited to first-time or low-level offenses, but are worth exploring with your attorney if you are charged with a misdemeanor or low-level felony and ...
Can prosecutors be sued?
In November the United States Supreme Court will hear Pottawattamie County et al. v. McGhee et al., a case dating back to 1978 that involves prosecutorial misconduct of the worst kind. The question for the Supreme Court is whether an innocent person wrongly convicted because of gross prosecutorial misconduct, including the withholding of ...