Tag Archive: Criminal Defense Lawyer

City County Bureau of Identification vs. the State Bureau of Investigation

In criminal case in Wake County a juryA jury may be either a grand jury or a petit jury. A grand jury is a jury that determines whether there is probable cause to believe the defendant committed a crime. The result is an indictmentAn indictment is a finding by a grand jury that there is…

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One Side of a Story

One of the unending frustrations of a criminal lawyer is watching his clients’ reputations being smeared in the media, among the clients’ friends or family, and with the clients’ employer. Unfortunately in our society, when someone is arrested, charged, or indicted, people assume there must be some reason for the charge. This is a natural…

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Confrontation Clause Cases decided by the Supreme Court

The Confrontation Clause is one of the most important – but overlooked – parts of constitutional criminal law. While many legal analysts focus on the Fourth Amendment’s protections against unlawful searches and seizures, or the Fifth Amendment’s protection against self-incrimination, the most recent, positive Supreme Court developments in criminal defense law have been in the…

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Community Service in Wake County

In some cases, your attorney may recommend that you perform community service to improve your chances for a successful outcome in your case. In other cases, you may be ordered by a court to complete community service. If you’ve been asked or ordered to complete community service, you should be sure that whatever letter you…

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Domestic Violence Cases in North Carolina

Domestic violence cases require special handling in North Carolina. In Wake County, for instance, Domestic Violence cases (which include all cases of violence involving people who have or are in intimate relationships) are handled in a special courtroom called 4A. This courtroom is paid for by special funding from the federal government. Given understandable concern,…

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Ineffective Assistance of Counsel and Immigration

What happens when a criminal lawyer does not fully inform his client of the immigration consequences of a convictionA conviction is a formal finding by a court – either following a trial by a judge or jury or following the entry of a pleaA plea agreementA plea agreement is usually a negotiated agreement between the…

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Traffic Lawyer Raleigh: Prayer for Judgment Continued

If you’re looking for a Wake County traffic lawyer, you should make sure that the traffic lawyer understands how to best utilize what’s called a PJCA PJC is a request (and decision by a judge) not to impose judgment following conviction. A PJC does not avoid a conviction, but may avoid some of the consequences…

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North Carolina Court Costs – October 2010

North Carolina Criminal Costs have increased as of October 1, 2010. These are the costs that a person pays upon being found guilty or pleading guilty or receiving a PJCA PJC is a request (and decision by a judge) not to impose judgment following conviction. A PJC does not avoid a conviction, but may avoid…

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What is a Domestic Violence Protective Order or 50B in North Carolina?

A Domestic Violence Protective Order (DVPO) is usually referred to in North Carolina as a 50B Order. The 50B stands for the Chapter of the North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS) that lays out the legal requirements of a 50B order and the relief that a person can get from such an order. First, what is…

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SFSTs are part of North Carolina Basic Law Enforcement Training

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) evaluated a variety of field sobriety tests to determine which ones were scientifically accurate. NHTSA identified the Southern California Research Institute as the center to conduct a thorough testing of the various field sobriety tests to determine which ones had the…

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