SOME STATUS OFFENSES CAN MEAN LIFE IN PRISON While the consequences of the status offenses previously described (see Part I, here) are bad enough, there are some status offenses that …
NORTH CAROLINA STATUS OFFENSES – PART I
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. …
Homicides across Greensboro Alarm Police
Increase in homicides over the past two years – including three murders in seven hours. A recent spike in Greensboro homicides has captivated the concern and attention of Greensboro Police …
Best Greensboro Attorney Named Legal Elite
Best Greensboro attorney named Legal Elite for 2017. Sean Olson, top rated Greensboro criminal lawyer, is one of only 3% North Carolina Attorneys to receive this honor. Top rated Greensboro …
Greensboro Criminal Lawyers Worry About Unintended Consequences
Greensboro criminal lawyers worry about unintended consequences from charges or convictions. The unintended costs of a criminal conviction is often greater than the direct penalties. Direct consequences, such as incarceration, …
Greensboro Defense Lawyers Discuss Mental Defenses
Greensboro defense lawyers discuss mental defenses as winning trial strategy. If the defendant had a mental disease or defect, and, as a result, is incapable of knowing the nature and …
Greensboro Criminal Defense Attorney: Murder Rates up 11-13% in 25 Largest Cities
Murder Rates in Largest Cities up 13 % According to recent reports from the National Institute of Justice, murder rates in 25 of the nation’s 100 largest cities is …
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”), …