Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “If I simply intend to plead guilty, why do I need a lawyer?” In a bizarre criminal law case out of Salisbury, North Carolina, police say one would-be bank robber made a series of mistakes that led to her being quickly apprehended. The…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “What are the long term effects of being convicted of a crime?” A man from Georgia has filed a criminal complaint concerning bad checks that were passed using his checking account information which have made their way around several grocery stores in the…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “What are the long term effects of being convicted of a crime?” A tragic case in Lincolnton, North Carolina reached its end after a Superior Court Judge dismissed charges against a man related to the April deaths of two young children. The decision…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “What are the long term effects of being convicted of a crime?” A 26-year-old teacher with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools was arrested earlier this week and stands accused of taking indecent liberties with a student. Officials say the man, David Cale Allison, was employed at…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “What is the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony?” A range of new laws went into effect earlier this month, some that stiffen penalties and others that actually reduce jail time for some offenses. The new laws, which were implemented on December…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “What happens if I am convicted of a DUI or DWI in North Carolina?” Officers from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department say that they have issued more than four-dozen charges to drivers in connection with an overnight checkpoint Saturday and early Sunday morning. Police…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “Is there more than one way for police to convict a DWI?” Law enforcement officials have announced that a recent raid of a nightclub in Selma, North Carolina resulted in 17 people being arrested on a range of charges from drugs to prostitution.…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “Can the police search my car without a warrant?” Police officers in Boone, North Carolina say they are busy searching for two people who have been reported for stealing over-the-counter medications from a CVS pharmacy. The incident took place around 3 a.m. Monday…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “Should I talk to the police?” A recent editorial in the Winston-Salem Journal took the North Carolina Medical Examiner System to task for its many problems, making the important point that law enforcement cannot be fairly or judiciously run on the cheap. The…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “What are the long term effects of being convicted of a crime?” In a horrible case that reveals the serious criminal penalties that can be faced by even young children, police in Charlotte say they have charged an 11-year-old boy in connection with…