This morning at 11:00 a.m., the Chief Justice of the NC Supreme Court formally announced her Order regarding the Coronavirus. It will affect court calendars, continuances, and future settings in North Carolina.
The procedures and protocols apply statewide, involving a substantial number of civil matters and criminal charges in Charlotte, N.C.
DWI fatality and homicide cases, those involving murder, manslaughter, and felony death by vehicle charges in Mecklenburg County are handled by a special team of prosecutors.
Defense attorneys and prosecutors alike refer to it as the “Homicide Team.”
The lawyers in Charlotte who comprise the DA Homicide Team are some of the most seasoned courtroom attorneys I know. If you have a matter with the Homicide Team, it’s a serious criminal charge and one that deserves careful consideration by a defense attorney with substantial courtroom experience- Bill Powers
Union County law enforcement officials report the recent seizure of 4 kilos of cocaine and $9,000 in cash, resulting in drug trafficking charges.
While most people understand drug charges in North Carolina can carry serious consequences, an arrest and indictment for “trafficking” may come as a surprise.
Unlike other felony drug charges, trafficking can be a bit more straightforward, if not simplistic.
Hearsay, Tips, and Confidential Informant Evidence in trafficking charges in North Carolina can be the basis for the issuance of a search warrant and further investigation into alleged criminal 
activity.
Courts, prosecutors, and Charlotte criminal lawyers alike carefully review such materials, as may be made part of a Motion for Discovery, due to the potential impact and/or suppression of evidence seized pursuant to a search.
In the event a Search Warrant is predicated on information provided by a confidential informant, tip, hearsay, or another out-of-court statement, the reliability, and veracity of information provided may, in appropriate circumstances, serve as a basis for either a Motion to Suppress and a Motion of Dismiss, depending on the nature, level, and extent of constitutional violations.
While sitting at Gate C3 at the Nashville airport yesterday, I received back-to-back panicked calls from mothers of, let’s say, University of Anytown students.
I was returning home to Charlotte after touring a prospective college with my teen-aged daughter.
Who makes the criminal laws in North Carolina? Is it the General Assembly through the NC General Statutes or local 
municipalities through Criminal Code Violations?
The answer presently is, “both.” That may be about to change, albeit at a glacier-like pace. It seems “Criminal Law Reform,” as Senate Bill 584 entitles the new law on criminal laws, takes time.
They say difficulties come in threes. I don’t know if I necessarily subscribe to that proverb, especially as it may relate to the life of 
a Charlotte lawyer.
It’s not that “stuff” doesn’t happen. It’s just that it happens all the time, one thing after another.
My days in court sometimes remind me of the description of weaving in DWI charges: A relatively regular pattern of lateral movement with one steering correction closely followed by another.
No. COA18-817
Filed: 20 August 2019
No. COA17-477-2
Filed: 20 August 2019
Search Warrants are subject to Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. 
Without “probable cause,” a search is ordinarily deemed “unreasonable” and therefore improper. As is the case with many legal issues involving criminal charges, there are certain exceptions.
Searches of a home or residence invite additional scrutiny by Courts, given there is a substantial expectation of privacy within “hearth and home.”
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