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 parole). ...
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Apex, Cary, Raleigh, and Fuquay-Varina Criminal Lawyers on call!
Raleigh, Cary, Apex, and Fuquay-Varina criminal lawyers generally operate out of downtown Raleigh offices. That's because in North Carolina, court systems are countywide. If you are charged with any kind of offense - misdemeanor, felony, or traffic, you will end up at the Wake County Courthouse in Raleigh. And if you are detained before trial, it ...
Flat Fee Raleigh, Cary, and Apex Criminal Law Defense
For years, lawyers have charged clients on an hourly rate. The rate was fixed, but the hours were not. So the case could take 2 hours, 202 hours, or 1002 hours, and the client would have to pay for all of those hours billed to the case. For years criminal lawyers have used flat-fee-billing. The advantage ...
Restoring North Carolina Driving Privileges
In North Carolina, driving privileges can be suspended upon conviction of three DUIs within 10 years. If a driver is convicted of a habitual DUI, his license is suspended permanently and he can never drive again on North Carolina's roads. I've received some inquiries from individuals who have had their licenses suspended in North Carolina, ...
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 ...