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2019-01-09: Updated: 2019-01-18 15:45:20 Can Police Take My Gun During a Traffic Stop?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2019-01-02: Updated: 2019-01-15 16:04:08 Self-Defense, Intent, and Duty to Retreat in North Carolina

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-12-26: Updated: 2019-01-11 16:07:13 Double Jeopardy in North Carolina

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-12-19: Updated: 2019-01-03 10:57:31 The Importance of Proper Jury Instructions

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-12-12: Updated: 2019-01-02 09:34:41 What is a Speedy Trial?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-12-05: Updated: 2018-12-20 10:54:14 What Happens When Officers Lose Reasonable Suspicion at a Traffic Stop?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-11-28: Updated: 2018-12-03 14:47:40 Is Necessity a Defense to a DWI?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-11-21: Updated: 2018-11-29 16:02:39 Things to Look Out for in a DWI Arrest

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-11-14: Updated: 2018-11-27 14:38:27 North Carolina Court Rules Further on Drug ID

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-11-07: Updated: 2018-11-13 11:18:04 Should I Take a Plea Bargain?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-10-31: Updated: 2018-11-08 16:20:49 Court of Appeals Rules on Race and Voluntary Consent of Searches

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-10-24: Updated: 2018-10-31 16:01:58 Can Criminal Charges be Dropped?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-10-17: Updated: 2018-10-18 14:49:26 Supreme Court Broadens Meaning of “Maintaining a Dwelling”

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-10-10: Updated: 2018-10-15 10:38:19 Things to Consider When Hiring a Criminal Defense Attorney

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-10-03: Updated: 2018-10-10 15:45:15 The Statute of Limitations for North Carolina Criminal Charges

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-09-26: Updated: 2018-10-02 11:03:30 The Constitutionality of Searches at Courthouses

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-09-19: Updated: 2018-09-20 17:24:47 Can Out-of-Jurisdiction Arrests be Suppressed?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-09-12: Updated: 2018-09-11 09:37:19 License Revocation as a Consequence of DWI

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-09-05: Updated: 2018-09-07 10:32:33 Justification as a Defense for Felons Using a Firearm

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-08-29: Updated: 2018-09-04 14:53:21 When Does a Search Warrant Authorize a Strip Search?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-08-15: Updated: 2018-08-20 11:04:52 Court of Appeals Rules on Satellite-Based Monitoring for Sex Offenders

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-08-08: Updated: 2018-08-16 16:26:40 North Carolina Appeals Court Rules on the Use of Defensive Force in the Home

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-08-01: Updated: 2018-08-10 16:46:50 Man Arrested for Voting in North Carolina

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-07-25: Updated: 2018-08-08 16:39:08 Disorderly Conduct at School? North Carolina Court of Appeals Decides

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-07-18: Updated: 2018-07-24 11:11:21 Supreme Court Upholds Privacy Rights in Warrantless Searches

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-07-11: Updated: 2018-07-24 11:04:35 Boating While Impaired can Have Dire Consequences

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-07-04: Updated: 2018-07-11 15:31:38 What is a Conditional Discharge?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-06-27: Updated: 2018-07-03 17:15:41 Can I be Removed From the Sex Offender List?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-06-20: Updated: 2018-06-29 09:34:48 Ignition Interlock Systems in North Carolina

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-06-13: Updated: 2018-06-27 16:43:05 Lyft Driver Receives DUI in Fatal Crash

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-05-30: Updated: 2018-06-26 12:18:23 Challenging an Order of Protection in North Carolina

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-05-16: Updated: 2018-06-08 16:02:34 Five Types of Property Crime in North Carolina

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-05-02: Updated: 2018-06-01 16:19:37 Defenses to Criminal Domestic Violence Charges

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-04-18: Updated: 2018-05-04 16:02:14 Supreme Court Throws Out Federal Immigration Law

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-04-04: Updated: 2018-04-20 14:54:42 Could Copyright Law Help Prevent Spread of Mugshots Online?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-03-28: Updated: 2018-04-20 12:05:41 Supreme Court Sides With Small Business Owner In Criminal Tax Case

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-03-14: Updated: 2018-04-13 10:11:29 Supreme Court Ruling Means That Bond Hearings May Be Denied To Immigrants

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-03-07: Updated: 2018-03-20 17:21:29 Cash Bail Under Fire In New York

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-02-21: Updated: 2018-03-12 09:33:44 Iowa’s “Stand Your Ground” Law Put To The Test In Recent Case

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-02-14: Updated: 2018-03-02 11:38:39 Civil Forfeiture Under Attack In Michigan

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-02-07: Updated: 2018-02-26 11:44:08 Courts Allow Computers To Weigh In On Criminal Cases

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-01-31: Updated: 2018-02-22 09:40:31 Legislators In Alabama Take Aim At Civil Asset Forfeiture Law

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-01-24: Updated: 2018-02-21 10:27:34 Should Tech Companies Share Information With Defendants As Well As With Prosecutors?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2018-01-17: Updated: 2018-01-19 16:38:57 Supreme Court To Hear Case Involving Minor Sentenced To 241 Years In Prison

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-12-13: Updated: 2017-12-20 09:17:49 Florida Legislature Moves Forward With Plan To Allow Retroactive Criminal Law Changes

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-12-06: Updated: 2017-12-11 16:22:19 Florida Court Decides Whether Cars Count As Deadly Weapons

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-11-22: Updated: 2017-11-28 16:19:35 Certificates of Relief

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-11-15: Updated: 2017-11-17 17:01:22 Private Warrants

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-11-08: Updated: 2017-12-01 10:30:45 New Expungement Law and the Duty to Delete

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-11-01: Updated: 2017-11-06 15:16:27 What Crimes Are Eligible Under New North Carolina Expungement Law?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-10-25: Updated: 2017-10-30 15:12:39 Should Addiction Be Punished As A Crime?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-10-18: Updated: 2017-10-24 16:21:28 Is failing to cremate a crime?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-10-11: Updated: 2017-10-18 14:58:15 Supreme Court Poised To Decide Several Important Criminal Cases

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-09-27: Updated: 2017-10-10 12:03:06 Criminal Expungement on Your Christmas Wish List? North Carolinians May Be in Luck

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-09-27: Updated: 2017-10-10 11:27:40 Does Flipping A Bird Count As Free Speech?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-09-20: Updated: 2017-10-02 16:29:05 Nebraska Court Says Recent Ruling Regarding Blood Draws Is Not Retroactive

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-09-13: Updated: 2017-09-20 17:17:39 Major Push Underway To Reform Bail System

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-09-06: Updated: 2017-09-15 15:20:29 Minnesota Judge Appears To Defy Federal Ruling

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-08-23: Updated: 2017-08-24 14:54:34 Congressman Ordered To Take Mugshot

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-08-16: Updated: 2017-08-17 10:07:19 Criminal Implications of Charlottesville Car Attack

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-08-09: Updated: 2017-08-10 11:16:19 Delayed discovery can delay justice in criminal cases

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-08-02: Updated: 2017-08-07 16:25:37 Massachusetts Case Raises Questions of Cyberbullying and Free Speech

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-07-26: Updated: 2017-08-03 11:55:05 Legal Marijuana Appears To Lower Crime, According To Recent Study

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-07-19: Updated: 2017-07-28 15:59:34 Illinois Legislature Approves Changes To Civil Forfeiture Law

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-07-12: Updated: 2017-07-25 10:40:39 Should crime pay?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-07-05: Updated: 2017-07-19 14:03:16 Police in Atlanta say overdose allows man to avoid DUI charge

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-06-28: Updated: 2017-07-13 10:46:19 Does appearance impact criminal sentencing?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-06-21: Updated: 2017-06-30 15:47:40 What is a mistrial?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-06-14: Updated: 2017-06-14 12:49:37 What is obstruction of justice?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-06-07: Updated: 2017-06-12 11:19:33 Supreme Court Agrees To Decide Case Concerning Cellphone Privacy

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-05-31: Updated: 2017-06-01 12:28:19 New Iowa Forfeiture Law Doesn’t Go Far Enough

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-05-24: Updated: 2017-05-24 12:20:30 What does it mean to plead the Fifth?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-05-17: Updated: 2017-05-18 12:23:38 States Where Speech Is A Crime

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-05-10: Updated: 2017-05-11 17:19:28 Fitbit Used In Murder Investigation

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-05-03: Updated: 2017-05-04 09:45:49 Plea Bargaining and Criminal Law

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-04-26: Updated: 2017-05-03 11:45:53 When is a hate crime not a hate crime?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-04-19: Updated: 2017-04-20 16:09:13 Confusion exists surrounding legality of recording police officers

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-04-12: Updated: 2017-04-12 16:03:59 Utah Takes National Lead In Lowering BAC Limits

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-04-05: Updated: 2017-04-12 10:22:31 Editorial Proposes Radical Idea To Reduce Police Violence: Decriminalize Traffic Violations

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-03-30: Updated: 2017-03-30 10:09:49 Is sloppiness enough to justify murder conviction?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-03-22: Updated: 2017-03-22 14:12:20 Incarceration Reimbursement

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-03-15: Updated: 2017-03-15 11:28:24 Child Pornography Charges Dismissed After FBI Refuses To Reveal Evidence

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-03-08: Updated: 2017-03-08 09:45:07 Jury Secrecy Might Not Be Guaranteed After all

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-03-01: Updated: 2017-03-01 11:32:49 Supreme Court To Consider North Carolina Law That Makes Social Media A Crime

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-02-22: Updated: 2017-02-22 11:02:31 Were crimes committed related to Michael Flynn’s resignation?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-02-15: Updated: 2017-02-15 14:10:54 Court Seeks to Limit Use of Solitary Confinement

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-02-07: Updated: 2017-02-08 13:29:15 Professor Says One Way To Reduce Troubles With Police Is To Have Fewer Arrests

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-01-31: Updated: 2017-02-02 16:20:18 Alaska Tries New Approach To Reduce Prison Population

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-01-24: Updated: 2017-01-25 13:58:36 Law Professor Discusses Concerns Related To Traffic Cameras

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-01-17: Updated: 2017-01-18 10:46:08 Supreme Court Tackles Immigrant Deportation Case

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-01-10: Updated: 2017-01-12 09:36:06 Facebook Torture Video Leads To Calls For Hate Crime Charges

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2017-01-05: Updated: 2017-01-10 13:34:49 Prosecutors Seek Info From Amazon Echo To Help Solve Murder Case

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-12-29: Updated: 2017-01-06 08:47:01 Death Penalty on the Decline

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-12-20: Updated: 2016-12-22 10:11:22 Is there such a thing as interstellar criminal law?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-12-15: Updated: 2016-12-20 09:59:22 Could “Faithless Electors” Face Criminal Penalties?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-12-13: Updated: 2016-12-14 15:40:08 Double Jeopardy: Feds and State Can Still Both Charge You for Same Conduct

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-12-06: Updated: 2016-12-07 11:45:04 New York Governor Signs Law Criminalizing Use of Ticket-Buying Bots

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-12-01: Updated: 2016-12-01 16:14:49 The Rights You’ll Forfeit by not Calling Your DWI Attorney Over the Holidays

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-11-29: Updated: 2016-11-30 16:28:32 Are law enforcement officials collecting pictures of your face?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-11-24: Updated: 2016-11-22 17:05:01 Involuntary Commitment Does Not Trigger Miranda, Court Rules

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-11-22: Updated: 2016-11-22 10:55:20 Do Marijuana Legalization Laws Matter?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-11-17: Updated: 2016-11-17 15:03:27 Jury Awards $150,000 to SC Man in Wrongful Prosecution/Stand-Your-Ground Case

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-11-15: Updated: 2016-11-15 11:50:05 California voters weigh in on several important criminal law matters

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-11-10: Updated: 2016-11-10 15:03:28 When Prosecutors Become Persecutors

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-11-08: Updated: 2016-11-08 11:04:17 Sex Offenders and Social Networks

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-11-03: Updated: 2016-11-04 14:45:35 N.C. Judge Convicted of Bribing a Public Official With Bud Light

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-11-01: Updated: 2016-11-01 14:14:22 Are there any criminal implications of Trump’s groping?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-10-27: Updated: 2016-10-25 16:16:47 Riot Charges Dropped for 1 Dakota Pipeline Journalist; Other Still Faces 45 Years in Prison

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-10-25: Updated: 2016-10-24 17:23:37 “You Have the Right to an Attorney”—Unless Prosecutors Insist You’re Unconscious?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-10-20: Updated: 2016-10-19 16:28:26 Report Reveals Cost Of Drug Possession Crimes

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-10-13: Updated: 2016-10-13 13:51:00 Could Trump Throw Hillary In Jail?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-10-11: Updated: 2016-10-12 10:38:08 New DWI Deadlines: One May Help Defendants, the Other Helps…Court Scheduling?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-10-06: Updated: 2016-10-07 11:54:47 Understanding No Contest and Alford Pleas

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-10-04: Updated: 2016-10-05 10:55:17 Can you go to jail for environmental crimes?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-09-29: Updated: 2016-09-30 11:40:16 Judge Rules for First Time that Feds Can’t Use Your Cell Phone as a Tracking Device Without Warrant

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-09-28: Updated: 2016-09-28 10:23:31 Charlotte Police Release Footage of Shooting

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-09-22: Updated: 2016-09-23 14:35:58 Criminal Disenfranchisement and Voting Rights: 2 Steps Forward, 3 Back

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-09-20: Updated: 2016-09-22 14:28:36 North Carolina Man Charged In False Clown Sighting Incident

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-09-15: Updated: 2016-09-15 16:20:55 New “Blue Lives Matter” Law Taken For A Spin in Louisiana

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-09-13: Updated: 2016-09-13 11:07:55 Attorneys Permanently Disbarred for Setting Up Opposing Counsel for DUI Mid-Trial

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-09-08: Updated: 2016-09-07 16:36:33 A Dank Car Alone Does Not Authorize Police to Search Your Person, Says NC Appeals Court

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-09-06: Updated: 2016-09-07 11:12:15 China Gives Plea Bargaining A Try

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-09-01: Updated: 2016-08-31 15:09:09 California Lawmakers Move To Close Criminal Loophole

By Matthew R. Arnold, Esq.

2016-08-30: Updated: 2016-08-30 16:12:29 Pokémon Go: Helping, and Annoying, Police Since 2016

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-08-25: Updated: 2016-08-25 11:08:51 Evidence from an Illegal Stop Can Still Be Used Against You, Says Supreme Court

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-08-23: Updated: 2016-08-24 10:10:55 Criminal Law and the Ryan Lochte Mess

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-08-16: Updated: 2016-08-17 12:34:15 Civil Forfeiture Law In South Carolina Draws Attention

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-08-11: Updated: 2016-08-11 15:24:42 Georgia Court Says Recording “Upskirt” Videos Not A Crime

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-08-09: Updated: 2016-08-11 10:05:17 Man Recycles Plot from Seinfeld for $1000 in Bottle Refunds, Gets Hit With Felony

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-08-04: Updated: 2016-08-10 09:51:35 Hot Dog: Unattended Vehicles Can Land You, Kids, Pets in a Pickle This Summer

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-08-02: Updated: 2016-08-03 12:23:58 How Slow Motion Can Harm Criminal Defendants

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-07-26: Updated: 2016-07-27 15:16:14 North Carolina Moves To Block Release of Police Camera Footage

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-07-19: Updated: 2016-07-20 15:30:09 Taylor Swift, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and the criminal implications of secret recordings

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-07-12: Updated: 2016-07-15 10:48:21 Streamers Beware, Sharing Your Passwords May Now Be A Federal Crime

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-07-05: Updated: 2016-07-13 10:53:44 What is RICO?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-06-28: Updated: 2016-07-06 11:16:50 Supreme Court: You Can’t Criminalize DUI Refusal to Submit a Blood Test

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-06-23: Updated: 2016-06-30 11:21:06 Supreme Court Knocks Down Criminal Penalties For Implied Consent Violations

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-06-21: Updated: 2016-06-29 10:41:08 Cyberbullying law overturned by North Carolina Supreme Court

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-06-17: Updated: 2016-06-17 15:18:43 Cherokee, NC Considers Marijuana Legalization After Hazy Federal Guidance

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-06-16: Updated: 2016-06-16 15:03:03 Can Littering Be A Felony In North Carolina?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-06-14: Updated: 2016-06-15 17:12:59 North Carolina Woman Wanted After Mother Found Dead In Freezer

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-06-09: Updated: 2016-06-14 15:18:26 You Can Touch But You Can’t Look (On Your Phone): Man Charged With Child Porn After Affair With Legal Minor

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-06-07: Updated: 2016-06-10 13:02:11 Armed Robber Jailed After Victim’s Facebook Suggested They Become Friends

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-06-02: Updated: 2016-06-08 15:34:03 Louisiana Tries To Protect Cops With New Hate Crime Legislation

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-05-31: Updated: 2016-06-08 11:46:40 Your Fingerprints Can’t Plead the Fifth, Federal Court Says

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-05-26: Updated: 2016-05-27 11:11:57 U.S. Supreme Court Issues Decision In Race-Based Jury Selection Case

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-05-24: Updated: 2016-05-25 11:13:43 Murder Victim’s Wife Receives Husband’s Gruesome Autopsy Photos in Mail

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-05-19: Updated: 2016-05-24 16:36:28 President Obama Moves To “Ban the Box” For Federal Jobs

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-05-17: Updated: 2016-06-01 10:23:19 Is Genuine Need Ever Justification For Committing Crime? In Italy, Maybe So

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-05-12: Updated: 2016-05-18 11:11:37 Woman Beats DUI Charge Because Her Body is a Brewery

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-05-10: Updated: 2016-05-13 10:25:12 NC Man Gets DWI Conviction Thrown Out: Appeals Court Rules Traffic Stop Was Illegal

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-05-05: Updated: 2016-05-11 16:18:28 Board Recommends Parole for Charles Manson Disciple Leslie Van Houten

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-05-03: Updated: 2016-05-10 09:29:39 Aluminum-Covered Bank Robbers Foiled by Security Cameras

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-04-28: Updated: 2016-05-06 11:45:38 2016 Marks 50th Anniversary of Miranda v. Arizona

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-04-26: Updated: 2016-05-05 10:00:05 Hookup Aps And Potential Criminal Charges Connected With HIV/STI Transmission

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-04-21: Updated: 2016-04-21 10:02:39 What you should know about the 1994 Crime Bill

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-04-19: Updated: 2016-04-19 16:41:00 Accused ISIS Supporter Stuck in Stateside Honeypot Trap

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-04-14: Updated: 2016-04-13 13:36:10 Can the Spousal Privilege Protect Former Teacher Who Married Student Before Trial?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-04-12: Updated: 2016-04-12 17:04:19 Court Declares Anti-Gang Legislation Unconstitutional

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-04-09: Updated: 2016-04-08 15:11:00 Girlfriend’s Verbal Taunting, Other Boyfriend Don’t Justify “Heat of Passion” Defense

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-04-07: Updated: 2016-04-06 14:05:30 Trump’s Campaign Manager and The Case For Assault

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-04-05: Updated: 2016-04-05 17:04:42 Armed ≠ Dangerous for Stop and Frisk by Police, Judge Rules

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-04-01: Updated: 2016-04-01 10:55:54 “Pot Breathalyzer” Looming Imminent in Clinical Trials

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-03-31: Updated: 2016-03-30 11:36:26 VHS Rental Leads To Arrest in North Carolina

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-03-29: Updated: 2016-03-29 16:32:26 Does a Juror Have the Right to Acquit No Matter the Evidence?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-03-24: Updated: 2016-03-24 11:12:50 Did Donald Trump Incite A Riot In North Carolina?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-03-22: Updated: 2016-03-23 14:31:38 Jeepers Cheepers: Does Timmy Really Need That Easter Chick?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-03-17: Updated: 2016-03-22 15:10:56 Gaston County Judge: 0.07 Does Not Give Probable Cause for DWI

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-03-15: Updated: 2016-03-17 17:29:30 Kansas Supreme Court Knocks Down DUI Law As Unconstitutional

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-03-10: Updated: 2016-03-14 16:47:47 Social Media Presents New Opportunities For Self Incrimination

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-03-08: Updated: 2016-03-09 10:15:02 (Plot) Twist of the Knife: Could O.J. Simpson Be Tried Again?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-03-04: Updated: 2016-03-03 15:18:26 New York Attempts (Yet Again) To Raise The Age Of Criminal Responsibility

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-03-03: Updated: 2016-03-03 14:52:27 Former NFL Player’s Arrest Video as Search and Seizure Law Informational Tool?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-03-01: Updated: 2016-02-29 16:33:17 2013 Ride Malfunction AT N.C. State Fair Leads To Criminal Sentence

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-02-24: Updated: 2016-02-22 15:25:18 Recent “Ineffective Assistance of Counsel” Ruling Provides Defense-Friendly Look at Confession Suppression

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-02-22: Updated: 2016-02-22 15:34:33 Federal Judge Uses 18th-Century Law to Order Apple to Aid In Criminal Investigation Against Search and Seizure Law Considerations

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-02-18: Updated: 2016-02-18 17:18:46 New Study Further Questions Fingerprint Analysis; Challenging Pseudo-Science In Your Criminal Case

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-02-16: Updated: 2016-02-18 10:33:41 Supreme Court Case Presents Possibility of Parole For Young North Carolina Offenders

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-02-09: Updated: 2016-02-09 11:54:37 Fake Kidnapping Leads To Real Criminal Charges

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-02-02: Updated: 2016-02-08 10:26:30 Police Department In One Virginia Town Focuses On Shoplifting

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-01-26: Updated: 2016-01-26 17:23:05 Bizarre “Moorish Defense” Continues Among Criminal Defendants

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-01-19: Updated: 2016-01-20 12:54:25 Ignition Interlock Devices In North Carolina

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-01-12: Updated: 2016-01-14 16:09:39 Powerball Winner Pays Pretty Penny to Keep Boyfriend Out of Jail

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2016-01-05: Updated: 2016-01-07 10:31:58 Asheville “Bans the Box”

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-12-29: Updated: 2015-12-29 12:00:03 New York Governor Pardons Thousands of Juvenile Offenders

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-12-22: Updated: 2015-12-30 15:17:10 Criminal Penalties For Lapses In Workplace Safety

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-12-17: Updated: 2015-12-29 09:33:16 Teens charged after partying in former Panther player’s vacant mansion

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-12-15: Updated: 2015-12-15 15:37:41 Group Calls For Changes Concerning Eyewitness Identification

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-12-08: Updated: 2015-12-10 15:40:19 Another Criminal Court Rules On Case Concerning Drug-Sniffing Dogs

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-12-01: Updated: 2015-12-04 14:23:05 Several New Criminal Laws Set To Begin On December 1st

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-11-26: Updated: 2015-12-01 11:16:21 Recent West Virginia Case Clarifies Rights Of Defendants

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-11-24: Updated: 2015-11-19 11:41:19 N.C. Supreme Court upholds social networking ban for sex offenders

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-11-18: Updated: 2015-11-18 17:59:31 What are the Most Common Claims that Stem from Police Misconduct?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-11-17: Updated: 2015-11-18 12:00:17 Adult Punishment For Juvenile Offenders Leads To Early Death

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-11-10: Updated: 2015-11-10 16:45:34 Drug Crimes, Ex-Cons and Food Stamps

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-11-03: Updated: 2015-11-09 17:26:06 Change in China’s Criminal Law Begs Questions About Reform in the U.S.

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-10-27: Updated: 2015-10-28 17:10:13 Vandalism and North Carolina’s Hate Crime Law

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-10-20: Updated: 2015-10-20 14:56:08 Charlotte Police Consider Banning Criminals From Certain Parts of Town

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-10-13: Updated: 2015-10-14 15:46:01 Can A Facebook Profile Count As A Threat?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-10-08: Updated: 2015-10-14 11:15:12 Self-defense argument ineffective as former Raleigh teacher is found guilty of first-degree murder

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-10-06: Updated: 2015-10-07 15:50:40 How Serious Is The Sixth Amendment?

By Matthew R. Arnold, Esq.

2015-09-29: Updated: 2015-10-05 15:01:03 Social Media and Criminal Law

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-09-24: Updated: 2015-09-24 12:48:14 Massachusetts teen charged after pressuring boyfriend to take his life

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-09-22: Updated: 2015-09-25 10:18:41 Oregon Marijuana Legalization Effort Focuses Attention on Prior Criminal Records

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-09-17: Updated: 2015-09-24 11:41:11 Retired tennis player James Blake calling for more police accountability following false arrest

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-09-15: Updated: 2015-09-16 12:44:28 North Carolina Teens Reach Deal With Prosecutors Over Sexting

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-09-10: Updated: 2015-10-15 16:14:55 Teen sexting case highlights severity of N.C. sex offender laws

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-09-08: Updated: 2015-09-10 10:12:40 North Carolina Legislators Consider Creating New “Cyberstalking” Crime

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-09-03: Updated: 2015-09-02 16:03:49 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina brings new trial for officers convicted in Danziger Bridge shootings

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-09-02: Updated: 2015-09-02 10:24:01 9-year-old stabbed to death by 13-year-old brings attention to criminal juvenile court system

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-08-25: Updated: 2015-08-26 09:32:42 Mistrial Declared In Charlotte Police Officer Manslaughter Case

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-08-21: Updated: 2015-08-21 17:01:40 Court Tackles Implied Consent Law

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-08-13: Updated: 2015-08-13 13:48:50 Fourth Circuit Rules Warrant Required For Cell Records

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-08-06: Updated: 2015-08-06 17:17:00 Civil Suit Looms for Wealthy Raleigh Couple Found Not Guilty of Aiding Underage Drinking at Wedding

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-08-04: Updated: 2015-08-04 17:25:30 North Carolina Criminal Makes It Hard On His Defense Attorney

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-07-28: Updated: 2015-07-28 16:17:30 Law Firm Partner Faces Criminal Charges After Drunken Outburst On Flight From Charlotte

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-07-20: Updated: 2015-07-20 17:22:21 Rescue of Carrie Underwood’s baby and dogs locked in vehicle serves as reminder of North Carolina’s Good Samaritan law.

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-06-04: Updated: 2015-06-11 15:15:09 Use of criminal law to address societal problems leads to over-criminalization

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-06-02: Updated: 2015-06-09 15:05:12 High court invokes ancient legal principle to throw out man’s social-media conviction

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-05-28: Updated: 2015-06-02 14:32:38 Legislator moves to criminalize sex “procured by fraud,” jail offenders for 20 years

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-05-26: Updated: 2015-05-27 09:19:42 Craigslist-post conviction thrown out; criminal defamation law ruled unconstitutional

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-05-21: Updated: 2015-05-21 11:33:05 Class action challenges alleged police quota system, non-PC criminal summonses

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-05-19: Updated: 2015-05-19 10:15:06 Life imitates art in Big Lebowski-esque wrong-car smashup

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-05-14: Updated: 2015-05-14 10:43:18 Visiting child’s school will now necessitate fingerprinting, criminal background checks

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-05-12: Updated: 2015-05-12 10:45:34 Civil suits against officers, municipalities, costing taxpayers millions, paper reports

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-05-07: Updated: 2015-05-07 14:22:42 Advocates want to give officers the authority to search records of non-suspects

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-05-05: Updated: 2015-05-07 13:59:00 Security agency may have ability to make searchable transcript of all phone conversations

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-04-30: Updated: 2015-05-07 12:31:40 Justices appear poised to strike criminal law due to unconstitutional vagueness

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-04-28: Updated: 2015-05-05 12:35:39 Brain research on the cutting edge of criminal-law developments

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-04-23: Updated: 2015-04-30 11:03:31 State Highway Patrol resists release of dash-cam videos in criminal cases

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-04-21: Updated: 2015-04-30 10:50:35 Lumber Liquidators facing criminal conservation act shakedown

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-04-16: Updated: 2015-04-28 10:06:37 Supreme Court curtails use of drug-sniffing dogs in traffic stops

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-04-14: Updated: 2015-04-28 09:37:29 Sheriff’s office defends reserve deputy who shot, killed fleeing suspect

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-04-09: Updated: 2015-04-23 13:06:26 Little girl’s nightmares could hold clues to mom’s killer, dad says

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-04-07: Updated: 2015-04-21 10:26:59 NHL player arrested after pool-party pat down uncovers his cocaine, Molly

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-04-02: Updated: 2015-04-17 15:38:42 Alleged broken taillight means death for North Charleston motorist

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-03-31: Updated: 2015-04-01 14:50:10 Cop who allegedly shot suspected drunken driver in back cleared of wrongdoing

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-03-26: Updated: 2015-03-27 10:06:27 Police officer seeks dismissal of conviction related to fantasy of killing, eating women

By Matthew R. Arnold, Esq.

2015-03-24: Updated: 2015-03-26 16:09:59 Prison is far from an ideal place to be pregnant

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-03-19: Updated: 2015-03-24 10:48:58 Legislator wants to expand sex-offender registry to include places of employment

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-03-17: Updated: 2015-03-24 09:55:20 Nonviolent felonies the real culprit in voter suppression

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-03-12: Updated: 2015-03-18 10:37:38 Legislator seeks to criminalize recording police while on duty

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-03-10: Updated: 2015-03-17 16:44:58 Cell-phone stimulator secrecy forces law-enforcement into tough choices

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-03-05: Updated: 2015-03-13 15:47:09 State’s clampdown on public criminal records just another troubling sign of the times

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-03-03: Updated: 2015-03-13 15:05:36 Author says parents of teens need a criminal defense attorney on speed dial

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-02-26: Updated: 2015-03-11 15:32:49 Conviction overturned because man’s fish were not “tangible objects”

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-02-24: Updated: 2015-03-10 10:22:43 Manslaughter charge for teen who encouraged friend to commit suicide

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-02-19: Updated: 2015-02-19 16:39:12 Criminal traffic rules shaped by justices who have had little contact with traffic, courts

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-02-17: Updated: 2015-02-19 10:24:19 Insanity, knowledge of right versus wrong tested in trial of American Sniper’s killer

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-02-12: Updated: 2015-02-12 14:39:40 In many cases, the “when” in a criminal case is still up to the Prosecutor

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-02-10: Updated: 2015-02-12 14:17:12 Legislature wants extra jail time for any “nefarious drone enterprise”

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-02-05: Updated: 2015-02-06 14:54:09 State legislature reshaping criminal code in wake of legalized marijuana use

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-02-03: Updated: 2015-02-06 14:25:54 Change in “equitable sharing” may mean less dubious seizures of “criminal” cash, property

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-01-29: Updated: 2015-01-29 11:36:39 Federal, state governments flooding American society with “crimes”

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-01-27: Updated: 2015-01-29 10:57:04 Depending on how they are used, self-administered breath tests may be valuable

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-01-22: Updated: 2015-01-22 15:38:36 New hacking legislation could make criminals of us all, say insiders

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-01-20: Updated: 2015-01-21 14:11:45 Ignorance of law, legal rights at issue in North Carolina-related Supreme Court case

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-01-15: Updated: 2015-01-21 13:53:08 Road rage, forgery convictions no obstacle to employment in Family and Children Services

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-01-13: Updated: 2015-01-21 13:52:43 Trooper says accident not bus driver’s fault, charges her with reckless driving anyway

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2015-01-07: Updated: 2015-01-09 16:58:29 Jury clears officer who shot and killed unarmed backseat passenger during traffic stop

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-12-31: Updated: 2014-12-30 17:24:40 “Wings on pigs” post protected by First Amendment, says legal expert

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-12-17: Updated: 2014-12-18 16:14:55 Jury convicts man who pled “stand your ground” defense

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-12-10: Updated: 2014-12-09 10:37:44 Notes of caution sounded on across-the-board police body-camera use

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-12-03: Updated: 2014-12-02 17:03:56 Free-speech guardians worry man’s conviction may lead to criminalization of rap music

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-11-20: Updated: 2014-11-20 17:51:55 Constitutional Crisis?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-11-19: Updated: 2014-11-19 16:33:01 Researchers say the propensity to commit crimes may be down to a person’s genes

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-11-13: Updated: 2014-11-18 10:58:55 N.C. voters pass Constitutional amendment allowing defendants to waive jury trials

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-11-11: Updated: 2014-11-11 11:27:44 Mayor whose voting were rights stripped after conviction in hot water for voting anyway

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-11-04: Updated: 2014-11-05 14:38:18 Media outlets move to unseal records of cellphone, wireless-device surveillance

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-10-28: Updated: 2014-10-29 16:27:16 Trend sees elected officials picking and choosing the laws they will enforce

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-10-21: Updated: 2014-10-21 15:05:34 Businesses face civil and criminal penalties for refusing same-sex business

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-10-16: Updated: 2014-10-20 14:36:21 City backs away from attempt to seize sermons from pastors who objected to ordinance

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-10-14: Updated: 2014-10-16 16:50:24 Fall foliage playing unexpected role in hunt for accused cop killer

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-10-09: Updated: 2014-10-14 17:05:26 Disturbing trend sees disaffected youths joining terrorist fighters abroad

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-10-07: Updated: 2014-10-14 16:50:30 Young woman plans to commit suicide on Nov. 1, wants others to have the same right

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-10-02: Updated: 2014-10-09 12:23:48 Male student’s “epic threesome” with teachers should spark outrage, police say

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-09-30: Updated: 2014-10-08 17:29:37 FBI’s fake defendant and his gun charge take down two Philadelphia judges

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-09-25: Updated: 2014-09-26 15:40:02 Charlotte eye doctors arrested after detectives uncover alleged hydrocodone trafficking

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-09-23: Updated: 2014-09-23 13:49:27 Man who had 1st-degree murder conviction reversed pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-09-18: Updated: 2014-09-18 14:41:57 Commissioner wants NC bicyclists licensed, insured, registered and taxed

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-09-16: Updated: 2014-09-17 17:25:57 Question we should be asking on death penalty is “Are we doing this or not?”

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-09-11: Updated: 2014-09-11 15:03:25 Man acquitted of killing drunk driver who killed his two sons fears vigilante justice

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-09-09: Updated: 2014-09-11 14:27:00 Proposed “smoking” ban just the latest assault on personal freedom

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-09-04: Updated: 2014-09-05 12:40:47 Convict whose DNA cleared two men also suspected in 1980 murder of Gastonia woman

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-09-02: Updated: 2014-09-03 16:45:40 DNA found on cigarette butt clears men who served 30 years for rape, murder

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-08-28: Updated: 2014-08-27 17:00:28 Ohio incident shows “Pants on the Ground” still making waves after all these years

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-08-26: Updated: 2014-08-26 13:18:19 Citizens need to become educated about the right to trial by jury before November election

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-08-21: Updated: 2014-08-22 15:43:19 Following the rules the best course when visiting the courthouse

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-08-19: Updated: 2014-08-21 16:07:34 CMPD police body cameras may mean Ferguson never comes to Charlotte

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-08-14: Updated: 2014-08-13 17:13:21 DOJ wants Alamance County Sheriff to respect the Constitutional rights of Latino drivers

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-08-12: Updated: 2014-08-13 16:44:35 North Carolina legislature moves to regulate drones

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-08-07: Updated: 2014-08-07 15:40:46 Wiener’s ban on nudity drives opponent to nude show on opposite coast

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-08-05: Updated: 2014-08-05 17:21:55 Mecklenburg County tries to use law banning “smoking” to ban more than smoking

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-07-29: Updated: 2014-07-29 16:51:24 Charlotte’s Growing Heroin Problem

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-07-24: Updated: 2014-07-25 15:56:55 Arizona man’s “botched” execution fans flames of anti-death penalty sentiment

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-07-22: Updated: 2014-07-29 16:32:32 Victim’s statement of forgiveness causes court to reconsider sentence in hit-and-run case

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-07-17: Updated: 2014-07-18 09:30:21 Pineville only the latest in string of cities and counties to install police-monitored cameras

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-07-15: Updated: 2014-07-15 15:49:34 Running from a charge—and your past—only makes it worse

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-07-10: Updated: 2014-07-10 15:41:41 Woman’s apparent disappearing act to avoid court anything but new

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-07-08: Updated: 2014-07-08 14:52:28 Drunken battle over bike, money wins shotgun-wielding man attempted murder charge

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-07-03: Updated: 2014-07-07 16:26:18 Interstate 77 madness: A case of no charges brought, so far…

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-07-01: Updated: 2014-07-03 15:35:44 Say ‘No’ to alcohol breath test? Prepare to have your blood drawn

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-06-26: Updated: 2014-07-03 10:28:37 How Does Bail Work In A North Carolina Criminal Case?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-06-24: Updated: 2014-07-02 15:19:32 Why Should I Hire A North Carolina Criminal Defense Lawyer?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-06-19: Updated: 2014-07-02 11:01:22 North Carolina Thieves Run Off With 13,000 Diapers

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-06-17: Updated: 2014-07-01 17:04:34 North Carolina Bank Robber Nabs Supreme Court Review Of His Conviction

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-06-12: Updated: 2014-07-01 15:28:12 Legislators Move To Protect Oil Companies By Criminalizing Disclosure Of Fracking Information

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-06-10: Updated: 2014-07-01 11:40:21 North Carolina Drunk Drivers Target Of Joint Law Enforcement Efforts

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-06-05: Updated: 2014-06-30 17:20:52 Dizzying Number Of Criminal Codes Cause Problems

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-06-03: Updated: 2014-06-30 15:30:50 Welfare Fraud Leads To Criminal Charges Across North Carolina

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-05-29: Updated: 2014-06-26 16:39:36 Can a person be convicted of a crime even if he did not know what he was doing was a crime?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-05-27: Updated: 2014-06-26 16:10:50 Supreme Court: Illegal for police to search your phone without a warrant

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-05-22: Updated: 2014-06-03 16:06:21 North Carolina Says Giving Diet Advice Online Could Lead To Criminal Charges

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-05-20: Updated: 2014-06-02 17:02:15 Digging In The Woods Leads To Jail Time For Two North Carolina Men

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-05-15: Updated: 2014-05-30 10:57:59 Three North Carolina Teens Arrested For Cyber-Bullying

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-05-13: Updated: 2014-05-28 10:38:29 North Carolina Legislators Pass Juvenile Offender Bill :: Charlotte DWI Attorney

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-05-08: Updated: 2014-05-20 10:49:12 Can You Be Arrested For Drunk Driving In North Carolina Without Actually Driving A Car?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-05-06: Updated: 2014-05-19 17:01:12 Ambien Zombies Face Serious Legal Obstacles When Defending Criminal Cases :: Charlotte DWI Criminal Lawyer

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-05-01: Updated: 2014-05-09 17:07:20 North Carolina Man Arrested For Choking His Mother’s Chihuahua

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-04-29: Updated: 2014-05-09 16:55:07 North Carolina Teen Jailed After Serving Collard Greens With A Dash Of Insecticide

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-04-24: Updated: 2014-04-25 13:33:20 North Carolina Man Charged For Deadly DUI

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-04-22: Updated: 2014-04-24 15:24:45 Cockfighting Match Leads To Dozens Of Arrests

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-04-17: Updated: 2014-04-23 16:35:19 Bathroom Bandits Strike Charlotte Bojangles

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-04-15: Updated: 2014-04-22 10:18:11 North Carolina Woman Charged With Reckless Driving After Ending Up In A Creek

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-04-10: Updated: 2014-04-16 09:36:23 Television Theft Takes Years To Uncover

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-04-08: Updated: 2014-04-11 16:32:38 North Carolina Man Arrested After Drunk Driving Stop Turns Violent

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-04-03: Updated: 2014-04-11 10:02:20 North Carolina Bank Robber On the Loose

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-04-01: Updated: 2014-04-03 14:37:14 Underage Drinkers In North Carolina Face Stiff Penalties

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-03-27: Updated: 2014-04-03 10:21:49 What’s the best/worst case scenario for those arrested for drunk driving in North Carolina?

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-03-25: Updated: 2014-04-03 10:17:44 North Carolina Prepares For Possible Change Regarding Jury Trials

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-03-20: Updated: 2018-01-29 11:05:39 Small Time Theft Leads To Big Time Felony Charges

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-03-18: Updated: 2014-03-27 12:02:53 Toe-Sucking Case Hits Close To Home

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-03-13: Updated: 2014-03-26 14:49:22 North Carolina Grapples With Outdated Juvenile Justice System

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-03-11: Updated: 2014-03-26 10:22:06 North Carolina Student Jailed For Month After False Arrest

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-03-06: Updated: 2014-03-14 12:03:09 Charlotte Government “Bans The Box”

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-03-04: Updated: 2014-03-13 15:05:21 North Carolina Defendant Sent To Jail For Mooning Judge

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-02-27: Updated: 2014-03-12 10:38:52 Drunk Driver Arrested After Deadly Hit-And-Run

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-02-25: Updated: 2014-03-12 10:26:37 Supreme Court Sides With Prosecutors In Asset Seizure Case

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-02-20: Updated: 2014-03-07 10:15:56 Dozens Of UNC Charlotte Students Cited For Underage Drinking

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-02-18: Updated: 2014-03-07 10:08:30 North Carolina Criminal Cases Tackle Sobriety Checkpoints

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-02-13: Updated: 2014-02-28 10:09:08 Cold Weather Has Surprising Impact On Charlotte Crime Rates

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-02-11: Updated: 2014-02-20 16:59:58 Insurance Fraud Lands Three North Carolina Friends Behind Bars

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-02-06: Updated: 2014-02-18 15:38:09 Charlotte Tween Steals Car And Crashes Into School Bus

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-02-04: Updated: 2014-02-11 16:06:07 Robbers Beware: Cops Tracking Crooks Through Snow Tracks

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-01-30: Updated: 2014-02-11 16:02:18 North Carolina Man Faces Nearly Two Years In Prison After Drunken Moped Driving

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-01-28: Updated: 2014-02-03 17:00:37 Charlotte Officer Indicted By Grand Jury On Second Try

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-01-23: Updated: 2014-01-28 14:35:47 North Carolina College Student Arrested For Counterfeiting Thousands Of Dollars

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-01-21: Updated: 2014-01-28 11:56:27 Charlotte Fast Food Robberies Lead To Police Search

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-01-16: Updated: 2018-01-29 11:06:56 Three Arrested For String Of North Carolina ATM Thefts

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-01-14: Updated: 2014-01-21 10:17:38 North Carolina Inmate Escapes Prison And Racks Up Additional Criminal Charges Within Hours

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-01-09: Updated: 2014-01-21 09:32:21 North Carolina Teens Face Criminal Charges For Burning Opossum

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-01-07: Updated: 2014-01-20 16:06:26 Drunk Iowa Man Arrested After BAC Levels Top The Charts

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2014-01-02: Updated: 2014-01-10 17:29:22 Charlotte Drunk Driving Plea Deal Rejected And Approved By Two Judges Within A Few Hours

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2013-12-31: Updated: 2014-01-10 17:02:15 LAPD Announces New Oral Swab To Test For Drugs

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2013-12-26: Updated: 2014-01-20 13:03:43 North Carolina Men Plead Guilty To Train Robbery :: Charlotte Criminal Lawyer

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2013-12-24: Updated: 2014-01-07 17:06:49 NC Woman Robs Bank After Giving Her Name And Account Information

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2013-12-19: Updated: 2014-01-07 17:02:02 Suspect Sought For Writing Bad Checks At North Carolina Food Lions :: Charlotte Criminal Defense Lawyer

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2013-12-17: Updated: 2014-01-07 17:14:36 Manslaughter Charges Dropped In North Carolina Pit Collapse Case :: Charlotte Lincolnton Criminal Defense Lawyer

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2013-12-12: Updated: 2014-01-07 16:50:41 Charlotte School Teacher Charged With Taking Indecent Liberties With Student :: Charlotte DWI Lawyer North Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2013-12-10: Updated: 2014-01-07 16:52:43 New Laws Mean Good News For Those Convicted Of Some Misdemeanors :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2013-12-05: Updated: 2014-01-07 16:52:16 Dozens Arrested Following Charlotte, NC Police Checkpoint :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2013-12-03: Updated: 2013-12-11 18:44:06 North Carolina Strip Club Raid Results In Charges For 17 Employees and Patrons :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2013-11-28: Updated: 2013-12-06 12:41:28 Over-The-Counter Drug Theft Receives Police Attention In Boone, NC :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2013-11-26: Updated: 2013-12-06 12:41:28 Editorial Criticizes North Carolina For Underfunding Medical Examiners :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2013-11-21: Updated: 2013-12-06 12:41:28 11-Year-Old From Charlotte Charged In Connection With Younger Brother’s Death :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2013-11-19: Updated: 2013-12-06 12:41:27 North Carolina Man Says Murder Occurred While He Was Sleepwalking :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2013-11-14: Updated: 2013-12-06 12:41:27 North Carolina Men Face 100 Charges After Burglary Spree :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2013-11-12: Updated: 2013-12-06 12:41:27 Fake Hate Crime Leads To Prison For Virginia Man With North Carolina Connections :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2013-11-07: Updated: 2013-12-06 12:41:27 Charlotte Criminal Corridor Focus Of Recent Police Sweep :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2013-11-05: Updated: 2013-12-06 12:41:27 North Carolina County Makes Change To Traffic Checkpoints :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2013-10-31: Updated: 2013-12-06 12:41:27 Survey Shows Blacks In North Carolina Far More Likely To Be Arrested During Police Stop Than Whites :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

By J. Bradley Smith, Esq.

2013-10-29: Updated: 2013-12-06 12:46:04 Tube Sock Theft Ring Busted By North Carolina Police :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

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2013-10-24: Updated: 2013-12-06 12:41:27 North Carolina Middle School Principal Charged With Assaulting Student :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

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2013-10-22: Updated: 2013-12-06 12:41:26 North Carolina Makes Headlines For Criminal Prosecution Of Sports Agents :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

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2013-10-17: Updated: 2013-12-06 12:41:26 For-Profit Mug Shot Websites Under Fire :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

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2013-10-15: Updated: 2013-12-06 12:41:26 Charlotte Airport Admits To Conducting Warrantless Vehicle Searches :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

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2013-10-10: Updated: 2013-12-06 12:41:26 Carolina Man Facing Charges After Picking Up Prostitute At Church :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

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2013-10-08: Updated: 2013-12-06 12:41:26 North Carolina Man Arrested For Peddling Reptiles :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

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2013-10-03: Updated: 2013-12-06 12:41:26 North Carolina Woman Faces Charges After Leaving Dog In Trunk :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

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2013-10-01: Updated: 2013-12-06 12:41:26 North Carolina Man Breaks Into Museum But Police Say Nothing Is Missing :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

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2013-09-26: Updated: 2013-12-06 12:41:26 North Carolina Solider And Wife Behind Bars For Crimes Against Nature :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

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2013-09-24: Updated: 2013-12-06 12:41:25 Iowa Issues Concealed Carry Permit To Blind Man :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

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2013-09-19: Updated: 2013-12-06 12:41:25 Prescription Pill Pilfering Problem For Police :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

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2013-09-17: Updated: 2013-12-06 12:41:25 Mom In North Carolina Facing Hate Crime Charges After Attacking Gay Son :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

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2013-09-12: Updated: 2013-12-06 12:41:25 Article Notes Concern Over North Carolina’s Crime Lab Receiving Fees For Convictions :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

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2013-09-10: Updated: 2013-12-06 12:41:25 Carolina Woman Stabs Roomie Over Bad Taste In Music :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

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2013-09-05: Updated: 2013-12-06 12:41:25 Charlotte Anti-Violence Candlelight Vigil Interrupted By Gunfire :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

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2013-09-03: Updated: 2013-12-06 12:41:25 Charlotte Police Officer Faces Manslaughter Charges After Shooting Unarmed Man :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

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2013-08-29: Updated: 2013-12-06 12:41:25 DEA Makes Headlines For Seizing $814.22 :: Charlotte North Carolina DWI DUI Criminal Attorney Lawyer

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