Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “Can I be arrested without evidence against me?” A recent piece of legislation proposed by state Representative Pricey Harrison would create limits on how law enforcement agencies across the state would be allowed to use unmanned drones. The Bill would only allow the…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “What is the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony?” An employee of Macy’s in Charlotte’s SouthPark Mall was charged yesterday with embezzling more than $2,000 from the department store. The woman, Shamika Freeman, 27, was arrested over the weekend and later released…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “Should I talk to the police?” A battle in the state legislature is brewing over a bill that would grant prosecutors dramatically more power in determining which juveniles are tried as adults. The legislation, House Bill 217, would allow prosecutors to decide whether…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “Can I be arrested without evidence against me?” It is tragic to think that there are people in prison in North Carolina today all because courts or police lost or discarded important evidence that could have been used to secure their freedom. Rape…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “Can I be arrested without evidence against me?” The North Carolina Supreme Court issued an important ruling just last week making clear that those criminals sentenced to life in prison for murder, rape and other serious crimes during a period of the 1970s…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “Should I talk to the police?” A North Carolina woman pled guilty to stealing from her neighbor’s dead child. The horrible incident took place in September of 2012 after a one-year-old boy drowned in a neighbor’s pond after wandering away from his Rowan…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “Can I be arrested without evidence against me?” The North Carolina Chapter of the ACLU has announced that it is investigating actions by police departments across the state to purchase sophisticated military technology that it says may be used to spy on citizens.…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “What should I do if I have been pulled over and I have been drinking?” With the 2013 legislative session in North Carolina well underway, lawmakers in the state are moving forward with several important changes to the criminal justice system that deserve…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “Can I be arrested without evidence against me?” An important decision was handed down by the Supreme Court last week when the justices decided that police officers do not have the authority to stop and hold those who have already left a residence…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “Should I talk to the police?” We recently discussed a U.S. Supreme Court case involving police dogs. The case revolved around how much information concerning the drug-sniffing dog’s abilities prosecutors ought to reveal before their information can be deemed relevant to show probable…