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This is the Deadliest Street in Charlotte, NC, in Terms of Crime

Charlotte Criminal Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question: “What are the long term effects of being convicted of a crime?”   A new report by Charlotte Observer explores the most murderous stretch of road in the city. The street, which is about 3,350 feet long, is one of Charlotte’s “hot…

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Can Police Take My Gun During a Traffic Stop?

Charlotte DWI Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question: “Can the police search my car without a warrant?”   The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution gives citizens the right to bear arms. This is not to say that a person is lawfully permitted to carry a weapon at all…

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New Iowa Forfeiture Law Doesn’t Go Far Enough

Charlotte Criminal Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question: “If I am charged by campus police could I still face jail time or probation?”   It’s something relatively few people have experienced (thankfully), but if and when you do, the practice likely comes as a terrible surprise. Police, unbeknownst to many,…

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NC Man Gets DWI Conviction Thrown Out: Appeals Court Rules Traffic Stop Was Illegal

Charlotte DWI Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question: “Can the police search my car without a warrant?”   James Lee Johnson was indisputably impaired as he drove to his Hendersonville, North Carolina home one night in February of 2013. He blew a 0.13 on the blood alcohol test the police…

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Criminal traffic rules shaped by justices who have had little contact with traffic, courts

Charlotte DWI and Criminal Defense Attorney J. Bradley Smith of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What am I obligated to do if I’ve been pulled for Drinking and Driving?”   The United States Supreme Court is comprised of nine judges whose legal educations began at either Harvard or…

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