Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “Can the police search my car without a warrant?” One federal court judge issued an important opinion recently that will help to counter the federal government’s attempt to comb through the emails and other online actions of Americans. What is even more surprising…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “A past conviction is keeping me from finding work what can I do?” In a shocking statistic that would likely stun most North Carolinians, 1.5 million out of the state’s 9.5 million residents had a criminal record at the end of 2010. Even…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “What is an expungement?” A new law signed last week by North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory will allow students at public universities in North Carolina to hire an attorney to help guide them through the difficult and confusing process of handling disciplinary charges.…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “What is the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony?” It’s not too often that meth manufacturers call the cops on themselves. A recent article in the Huffington Post should serve as a good example to would be drug dealers of what kind…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “What are the long term effects of being convicted of a crime?” In an interesting case that was just decided this week in Raleigh, a state appeals court panel held that North Carolina’s current requirement that sex offenders be banned from social networking…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “A past conviction is keeping me from finding work what can I do?” A recent and worrisome trend among some police departments should have criminals deleting their Facebook and Instagram accounts. News out of New York indicates that officers in the NYPD are…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “Can the police search my car without a warrant?” A recent traffic stop in Lincolnton, North Carolina turned up an interesting surprise for the arresting officer: a child’s teddy bear filled with methamphetamine. Rather than serve as a cuddly toy, police say the…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “If I simply intend to plead guilty, why do I need a lawyer?” In a very bizarre and tragic case out of Spring Lake, North Carolina, a woman has been charged with first-degree murder in connection to her husband’s death in what at…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “A past conviction is keeping me from finding work what can I do?” A youth group chaperone in North Carolina has been arrested and charged with a variety of sex crimes involving young boys who were under his care. The arrest came only…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “Do I have to perform the field sobriety tests when I’m pulled over for DWI in NC?” A woman from Wilmington, NC has ben charged with drunk driving after she hit a child on a scooter earlier this month. The accident happened on…