Experienced attorneys normally ask a lot of questions because traffic tickets in North Carolina can be complicated – Bill Powers
While there are some matters that you may be able to handle yourself, sometimes that just may not be a good idea. What Do Lawyers Want to Know About Your Traffic Ticket. . .a lot:
Burt’s Law increases punishments for Criminal Abuse and Exploitation in North Carolina.
Chapter 122C of the North Carolina General Statues is entitled the, “Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Act of 1985” and sets forth:
The policy of the State is to assist individuals with needs for mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse services in ways consistent with the dignity, rights, and responsibilities of all North Carolina citizens.
If you’ve been in District Court in North Carolina, most likely you’ve heard mention of two relatively recent cases that the Courts have been bantering about.
Driving While Impaired cases are in-and-of-themselves complicated matters for presentation in court.
When coupled with the loss of another human life, the consequences and potential for punishment(s) necessitate a careful examination of the law, facts and procedural history of the on-scene investigation.
Modified Transcript of “Do Drug and Alcohol Treatment Help in Court?” for the Hearing Impaired:
Attorneys are also called counselors at law or counselors of law because we do more than just analyze statutes, look at facts in a particular case or take things to trial.
We try to help people.
https://youtu.be/ni6cjnEJ_wU
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.
Modified Transcript of “Keeping Legal Secrets Secret” for the Hearing Impaired
Commentary by lawyers on public venues, such as on some social media, specifically about certain cases is just now allowed.
We’re just not allowed to disclose certain confidences and trust me there are times I wish we could because we can be a target for things.
“Probable cause for an arrest has been defined to be a reasonable ground of suspicion supported by circumstances sufficiently strong in themselves to warrant a cautious man in believing the accused to be guilty…. To establish probable cause the evidence need not amount to proof of guilt, or even to prima facie evidence of guilt, but it must be such as would actuate a reasonable man acting in good faith.” 5 Am.Jur.2d, Arrest § 44 (1962); State v. Harris, 279 N.C. 307, 182 S.E.2d 364 (1971).
Probable Cause Hearings in North Carolina
Modified Transcript of “Probable Cause to Arrest DWI” for Hearing Impaired:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1IhArdD6Y0
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 consideration. § 15A-533. Right to pretrial release in capital and noncapital cases states,
(b) A defendant charged with a noncapital offense must have conditions of pretrial release determined, in accordance with G.S. 15A-534.
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