Shoplifting is often confused with larceny, and shoplifting can be more serious. In North Carolina, shoplifting is generally a Class 3 misdemeanor, the lowest-level criminal charge one can receive. But …
A&T 91st Homecoming Set for THIS Weekend
Law Firm The Lawyers of Garrett Walker Aycoth & Olson Welcome Alumni, Students, Family and Friends. The Greensboro attorney Garrett Walker Aycoth & Olson welcome the North Carolina Agricultural and …
Imprisonment Studies and the Media
A Greensboro Criminal Defense Lawyer & the U.S. Epidemic of Mass Incarceration Lately, there has been a lot about the cycle of poverty and criminal justice system, and this systemic …
EXPLAIN A CRIME: MISDEMEANOR SEXUAL BATTERY
The Consequences of this Misdemeanor are Serious Sexual Battery (N.C. Gen. Stat. §14-27.33) is a Class A1 misdemeanor, which is punishable by a maximum of 150 days (five months) in …
IMMIGRATION DETAINERS
Is the 48-Hour Detainer Rule Constitutional? Recent developments from the administration of U.S. president Donald Trump and the GOP have highlighted the issue of immigration. On the criminal law side, …
NEW CHANGES TO THE HABITUAL FELON LAW
Habitual Felon Lawyer The N.C. Legislature Makes Changes to Qualifying Crimes The North Carolina legislature has made significant changes as to which out-of-state convictions qualify as prior felonies for Habitual …
POSSESSION & CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION IN N.C.
Think You Don’t Possess Something? Try Constructive Possession The traditional way to understand possession is that you actually have the thing, the object in your hand. Not so in North …
IF A FUGITIVE WALKS IN THE WOODS, DOES ANYONE HEAR HIM?
Police Search National Forest for Fugitive. Multiple law enforcement agencies are searching part of the Pisgah National Forest for a Weaverville man that they claim is a fugitive from justice. …
CHURCH WORSHIP DIRECTOR ARRESTED FOR CHILD PORN
Co-Workers Intending to Play a Prank Find Something More Insidious. A 36-year old man’s stint at a Christian Church in Lecanto, Florida ended when he was charged possessing child pornography, …
HOW DOES A FUGITIVE GET INTO TROUBLE?
Taunting Police Online When a person is a fugitive from law enforcement, it’s a good idea to lay low. Stay inside. Watch Netflix. Order Pizza. It’s also good not to …