Status Offenses Typically Elevate Crimes to Active Sentences Status offenses essentially enhance a sentence, almost always on the basis of the defendant’s previous record. Here are two examples. Habitual Felon. …
REPRESENT: What to Do about Counsel when You’ve Been Charged with a Crime
Your 3 Choices Regarding Representation in Your Criminal Case When it comes to representation in a criminal case, there are three choices and three choices only: (1) you can represent …
Best Greensboro Attorneys Stay Home on Black Friday to Avoid Speeding Tickets
Best Greensboro attorneys stay home on Black Friday to avoid speeding tickets. Greensboro police will be out full force, writing tickets to shoppers and handing out citations. If you get …
Greensboro Criminal Defense Attorney: California to Crack Down on Prosecutorial Misconduct
Greensboro Criminal Defense Lawyer: New Regulations Take Aim at Prosecutors New regulations in the Republic of California take aim at wrongful convictions. The state is looking at new regulations to …
Greensboro Criminal Defense Attorney: Explains a Crime – Robbery
Greensboro Criminal Defense Lawyer: Explains Robbery Robbery with a dangerous weapon is Class D felony, which is punishable (in the worst possible circumstances) with an active sentence in prison of …
Greensboro Criminal Defense Attorney: One of the Sobriety Tests Require an Expert Witness
Greensboro Criminal Defense Lawyer: HGN Requires Expert. According to recent North Carolina Supreme Court Decisions, in order for police officers to testify about the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (commonly known as “HGN”), …
Greensboro Criminal Defense Attorney: Odor of Marijuana and the Car Stop
Greensboro Criminal Defense Lawyer: When Police Stop You, and Marijuana is Involved, What Rights Do You Have? Unfortunately, and traditionally, in North Carolina, if an officer stops your vehicle and smells …
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Explain a Crime: Greensboro Criminal Defense Attorney Explains Second-Degree Trespass.
Greensboro Criminal Defense Lawyer Explains Second-Degree Trespass Like all crimes, the State bears the burden of proving each element of second-degree trespass beyond a reasonable doubt. Essentially second-degree trespass, a …
Greensboro Criminal Defense Attorney Answers: What Should I do During an Encounter with Police?
Greensboro Lawyer Gives Tips on Encounters with Police Play it Safe and Respectful The first rule is to play it safe and respectful in interactions with the office, just as …