A motion to continue is a request by a party – in a criminal case, either the State represented in Raleigh by the Wake County District Attorney or the defense, usually represented by a criminal defense lawyer – for a judge to set a new court date in the matter.
Usually, but not always, a motion [...]
North Carolina parole conditions (Officially: “Conditions of Post Release Supervision”) are given to the convicted person on the day he is released from prison. He signs them, along with his parole officer. If you or a loved one are facing a Parole Violation hearing, contact a criminal lawyer North Carolina.
NCGS 15A-1376 et seq governs [...]
Greg Taylor was convicted in 1993 of killing Jacquetta Thomas in 1991. Now, 17 years after his conviction, his case has gone before a three panel court in Raleigh, convened after the North Carolina Innocence Commission found evidence suggesting that Taylor is innocent of the crime.
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Constructive possession of a controlled substance – a drug like marijuana, cocaine, crack, heroin, LSD, or meth – exists where you do not have actual physical possession of an illegal drug, but have both:
1) knowledge of the drug’s presence on or about your property and
2) the ability to maintain dominion and control over it. [...]
North Carolina’s drug laws are very harsh. In fact, North Carolina’s drug trafficking laws – dealing with the large scale sale and distribution of banned drugs or controlled substances – have mandatory minimum sentences.
That means that if you’re caught with enough drugs in your possession, you will likely be charged with trafficking or conspiracy to [...]
Are you searching for a NC drug lawyer? Or, better yet, a Raleigh Drug Lawyer? Whether it’s because you have or your child has been charged with a misdemeanor possession charge, or a misdemeanor paraphernalia charge, or maybe because of a Possession With Intent to Sell or Deliver (PWISD) or Trafficking charge, you need a lawyer…
One of the features of the federal criminal system is a very complex and detailed sentencing scheme. North Carolina has its own structured sentencing scheme, about which I’ve written previously. Structured sentencing in North Carolina on the felony level has been around since 1995-96, and has levels A through I, and three ranges: mitigated, presumptive,…