Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “Can the police search my car without a warrant?” In a sad case out of Lincoln County, police say that two men in the area have been arrested and charged with trying to steal a motorcycle from the home of a woman who…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “Is there more than one way for police to convict a DWI?” Officials in North Carolina say they have arrested a man and charged him with drunk driving after he crashed into four state trooper vehicles with a child in the back seat.…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “If I simply intend to plead guilty, why do I need a lawyer?” Earlier this week the U.S. Supreme Court handed down an important decision regarding the ability of police officers to take DNA cheek swabs of those arrested but not yet convicted…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “What is an expungement?” A North Carolina man was arrested and charged with sexually abusing a Chihuahua dog this past week. According to local news reports, the 24-year-old man, Jeffrey Edward Bynner, was arrested at 12:41 a.m. and charged with “crimes against nature.”…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “A past conviction is keeping me from finding work what can I do?” A new criminal measure is getting attention in North Carolina as legislators consider changing a longstanding law which allows those over age 16 to be charged and prosecuted as adults.…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “What is the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony?” Police in Kings Mountain, North Carolina say a 57-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with beating another woman with a Bible. According to authorities, the woman, Evelyn Mills Moore, was arrested over…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “What is the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony?” A very bizarre incident happened this past weekend along a busy thoroughfare in Charlotte. According to police, a woman in her 20s was walking along Providence Road with her 40-something mother, a toddler…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “Should I talk to the police?” In a terrible episode late last month, a man who served as the best man at his good friend’s wedding was arrested for stabbing the bride to death. The tragedy took place in late April when Jonathan…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “Should I ever plead guilty to a charge?” A new push by the National Transportation Safety Board has some worried about a continuing decline in what amount of alcohol qualifies a driver as impaired. The NTSB recently released a recommendation that said all…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “Should I talk to the police?” The Supreme Court handed down a major ruling last month in the Missouri v. McNeely case. The justices decided to reject the argument advocated by Missouri and the Obama administration that officers should never be required to…