Qualifications for conditional discharge under North Carolina’s § 90-96
The situation can be stressful and scary if you are arrested for a drug crime. However, North Carolina § 90-96 offers a conditional discharge for first-time offenders facing certain charges. To take advantage of this, you must know the requirements and meet the...
3 things to avoid when facing a DWI charge
Being charged with driving while impaired (DWI) can cost you. In addition to potentially paying fines, going to prison and having an ignition interlock device in all your vehicles, you may also have limited housing, employment and education opportunities. Therefore,...
How much will a traffic ticket really cost someone?
Drivers in North Carolina get pulled over every single day for unsafe behavior at the wheel. Speeding is one of the most common traffic infractions that occur in North Carolina and across the United States. Motorists, feeling pressure on their schedules, will exceed...
Until your case is resolved, be careful on social media
Exercising caution on social media until your criminal case is resolved is crucial to protect your legal rights and maintain your privacy and reputation moving forward. If you don’t feel like you can realistically refrain from social media use altogether, you’ll want...
5 examples of prescription forgery
Many people take prescription medication to cure or treat an ailment. However, some have an addiction and use underhanded means to obtain it, e.g., prescription forgery. Prescription forgery is when someone — like a patient or a doctor — uses a copy of a prescription...
What does it mean to get evidence suppressed in a criminal case?
We’ve talked here before about why it’s crucial for law enforcement to maintain the “chain of custody” for evidence they have that someone allegedly committed a crime. That’s because if the location of evidence or the person possessing it is unaccounted for at any...
What does it mean to “take the fifth?”
If you are a fan of crime shows, you have probably heard a character mention the words, “I’m exercising my right to plead the fifth” But what exactly does this mean? The U.S. Constitution offers several protections to citizens. One of these is protection from making...
3 costly mistakes to avoid during a traffic stop
No matter how great of a driver you are, traffic mistakes are inevitable. If you are caught committing a traffic offense, law enforcement may pull you over for a little chat. And depending on the seriousness of the violation, you might walk away with a simple warning...
Drugs are detectable for longer than their effects last
Alcohol, breath tests and other means of testing confirm the presence of a substance in a person’s system but cannot confirm whether that presence is having an impact on them. Many drugs are still be detectable in a person’s system long after the impact of those drugs...