Brian Injury Awareness in North Carolina: North Carolina Governor McCrory announces March 2016 as Brain Injury Awareness Month More than 201,000 North Carolina citizens live with brain injuries Falls, vehicle crashes, assaults, sports-related traumas and work-related injuries can be causes Estimated 3.8 million concussions occur annually in the United States…
Press Image to Take Quiz How Much Do You Know About Traffic Tickets? Are Lawyers Always Required? Is Traffic School an Option? Do Prior Tickets Make a Difference? Traffic Laws in North Carolina, especially relating to insurance premiums and how to handle can be complex – Bill Powers While…
What is a Search? Are “Frisks” Legal? When Can Police Pat You Down? . . .[I]t is nothing less than sheer torture of the English language to suggest that a careful exploration of the outer surfaces of a person’s clothing all over his or her body in an attempt to…
What are the Factors Considered in Punishments and Sentencing in DWI Charges? What are Grossly Aggravating Factor(s)? What are Aggravating Factors? What are Mitigating Factors? Sentencing in Driving While Impaired cases in North Carolina involves a balancing process of the “factors” associated with the particular offense. Our “NC DWI Quick Reference Guide” is a…
Modified Transcript of “Legal Information: Assault on Female Charges” in North Carolina for the Hearing Impaired: Article 8 “Assaults,” as described in Chapter 14 of the North Carolina General Statutes, cover a wide range of different conduct. The most basic form or “simple assault” is not specifically defined by the…
Modified Transcript of “Assault and Battery Charges” for the Hearing Impaired: There are different types of assault. There’s simple assault, there’s assault on a female, there’s assault on a government official, there’s assaults on children, and sometimes they’re felonious assaults that have the potential for long term prison sentences.…
Fake ID Bad IDea Everyone knows using a “Fake ID” is illegal; but, what really are the consequences? While it may seem innocuous enough, there can be long-term consequences from a conviction. High School and College kids may think it’s no big deal. Many parents don’t take it…
Charlotte Mecklenburg District Court Judges Schedule – Calendar Year 2015 is broken down into three periods: January through May 2015 May through September 2015 September through December 2015 SEE RELATED: Mecklenburg County District Court Judge Schedule January – May 2015 SEE RELATED: Mecklenburg County District Court Judge Schedule May –…
Calculating credit for “Pre-Trial Confinement” can be a complicated process. When the accused has either been unable to secure his or her release due to financial hardships or in a matter where “NO BOND” has been set by court officials, “crediting” that time against an imposed judgment becomes an important…
See Judge Miller’s Administrate Order: Magistrate Videoconferencing North Carolina General Statute NCGS 20-16.2 “Implied Consent to Chemical Analysis” sets forth some of the different protocols we follow in North Carolina in obtaining a Blood Alcohol Content BAC and/or an BrAC or “Breath Alcohol Content” and reads in relevant part:…