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Manslaughter Charges in North Carolina

Charlotte Criminal Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question: “If I have an outstanding warrant, what should I do?”   Manslaughter charges occur when someone dies due to the negligence of someone else. If you are charged with manslaughter you are facing severe consequences if you are found guilty. Manslaughter is…

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North Carolina Inches Closer to Decriminalization of Marijuana

Charlotte Criminal Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question: “Can I be arrested without evidence against me?”   A North Carolina task force calls for the decriminalization of marijuana in the state. The state’s Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice has adopted recommendations to decriminalize possession of marijuana in…

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Court Seeks to Limit Use of Solitary Confinement

Charlotte Criminal Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question:”A past conviction is keeping me from finding work. What can I do?”   For many people, what goes on inside the walls of a prison isn’t the focus of much attention. Most seem content to embrace the idea that what’s out of…

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Alaska Tries New Approach To Reduce Prison Population

Charlotte Criminal Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question: “Should I ever plead guilty to a charge?”   States across the country are wrestling with finding ways to deal with increasingly large prison populations. People on both side of the issue acknowledge that as the population of people incarcerated continues to…

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