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Self Defense Laws in North Carolina: A Resource for Residents

Charlotte Criminal Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question: “What are the long term effects of being convicted of a crime?”   There is an old saying that goes, “A person’s home is their castle.” This phrase is used to explain the deeply intrinsic motivation we have to protect our property…

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Hot Dog: Unattended Vehicles Can Land You, Kids, Pets in a Pickle This Summer

Charlotte Criminal Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question: “The person that called the police doesn’t want to press charges, can I still be prosecuted?”   NASA just reported that May 2016 was the hottest month our planet has ever had—and North Carolina’s sweltering temperatures have been no exception. Given that…

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Life imitates art in Big Lebowski-esque wrong-car smashup

J. Bradley Smith of Arnold & Smith, PLLC responds to “The person that called the police doesn’t want to press charges, can I still be prosecuted?”   A twenty-two-year old Florida man brought a scene from Joel and Ethan Cohen’s 1998 feature film The Big Lebowski to life last week…

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Author says parents of teens need a criminal defense attorney on speed dial

J. Bradley Smith of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Do I need to hire an attorney if I have been falsely accused?”   If you are a parent and your child is a teenager, you need a criminal defense lawyer. So writes author Lisa Green in her new…

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