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 or…
Oprah Winfrey recently launched a campaign to have celebrities pledge not to text while drive. Doctors now assert that driving while texting may be as dangerous as driving while impaired. The problem with enforcing a driving while texting law is that, unlike a driving while impaired law, texting leaves no lingering effects. In other words,…
A short video about how Miranda Rights apply in criminal cases. You should consult with a lawyer about your case. I made this to help folks understand how this concept might apply in their cases, but each fact situation differs.
If your loved one or friend has been locked up in the Wake County Jail (or other North Carolina jails), you can visit them on designated days. However, such visits are only permitted via video phone, and such visits are monitored and recorded. So you should never talk about any aspects of the case.
I’ve seen [...]
I’ve talked previously about how police officers need to have a reasonable articulable suspicion that a crime is afoot in order to stop a car traveling down North Carolina’s roads – in Raleigh, Cary, Apex, for instance, or in any other part of Wake County.
Assume for a moment that the police officer has a valid [...]
I’ve recently updated my Google Local listing for my criminal law practice in Raleigh. My office hours are generally from 8 am until 8 pm, but I often work later than that, and am available to travel to clients’ homes, especially if they have had their licenses revoked after a DWI arrest.
My location has ample [...]