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North Carolina Criminal Lawyer: What is an Infraction?

An infraction is a non-criminal offense, always very minor in nature. If convicted of an infraction, you can’t be sentenced to jail – a fine of less than $100 (plus court costs) is the maximum punishment allowable for an infraction.
An infraction doesn’t count as a criminal record. Because an infraction is so minor, many people [...]

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Reckless driving in Toronto!

In North Carolina, this would almost certain count as reckless driving, and fleeing the scene of an accident.  A Toronto area woman has been arrested in the following parking fiasco in suburban Toronto parking lot. The woman drove her BMW X5 SUV into the parking lot, apparently hit the gas, not the break, while pulling…

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Prayer for Judgment Continued, North Carolina

A Prayer For Judgment is a request made to a judge, usually upon a guilty pleaA plea agreementA plea agreement is usually a negotiated agreement between the defendant (through his lawyer) and the prosecution where the defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for some benefit, including, but not limited to, a reduced sentence or…

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Texting While Driving in North Carolina

Until fairly recently, North Carolina did not have a specific law that made “texting-while-driving” a crime.  But it arrived: Gov. Bev Perdue signed a law in June that will make texting while driving illegal as of December 1, 2009. The law will be a new charge for drivers to deal with and a new charge…

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