It’s impossible to predict when tragedy will strike like in the case of car accidents, injury from medical malpractices, or custody struggles. Fighting legal battles related to these matters can get emotional and messy, but with the help of the right law firm, you can sail smoothly through the trying times. Attorneys are professionals with […]
Category Archives: Criminal Law
The criminal defense attorney’s quiver contains several arrows, useful in defending clients against government overreach and constitutional violations. One of these arrows is the US Supreme Court case Terry v. Ohio. The main holding of that case is that an officer must have reasonable suspicion of criminal activity to perform an investigative stop of a person. […]
A recent change in North Carolina law has restricted who is eligible for expunctions of convictions older than 15 years. If you were convicted of DWI over 15 years ago, you have until December 1, 2015 to file your petition to have that conviction expunged from your criminal record. Any petitions for DWI expunctions filed […]
In today’s job market, it really pays off to put forward the best representation of yourself when you apply for a new job. You wash your hair, brush your teeth, put on clean clothes, and polish your shoes. Why not clean your criminal record, too? Employers are invariably going to ask about your criminal history, […]
One highly particularized automotive subculture for diesel pickup trucks has produced the phenomenon of “rolling coal” or “coal rolling.” For the uninitiated, diesel truck owners modify their on-board computers and exhaust systems to cause the vehicle to run an ultra-rich fuel-to-air mixture (i.e. feeding more diesel fuel into the engine than normal). The result is […]