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Can Out-of-Jurisdiction Arrests be Suppressed?

Charlotte Criminal Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question: “Can I be arrested without evidence against me?”   Law enforcement officers are not permitted to arrest individuals anywhere they want. Throughout the United States, North Carolina included, there are different jurisdictional restrictions that law enforcement officers face. Local law enforcement are…

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2016 Marks 50th Anniversary of Miranda v. Arizona

Charlotte Criminal Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question: “Can I be arrested without evidence against me?”   “You have the right to remain silent…”, a phrase that almost all of us know, but few truly understand. The words are part of what has become known as a Miranda Warning or…

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Group Calls For Changes Concerning Eyewitness Identification

Charlotte DWI and Criminal Defense Attorney J. Bradley Smith of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “If I simply intend to plead guilty, why do I need a lawyer?”   It’s often the most dramatic scene in any legal TV show or movie: the moment when the witness on…

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