On March 27, a North Carolina man was sentenced to more than seven years in prion on a heroin trafficking conviction and other charges. The man, age 27, will serve anywhere from a minimum of 90 months in prison to a maximum of 120 months. The man was taken into...
If you are facing charges for a DUI, your goal is ultimately to avoid a criminal record. A guilty conviction can affect you years down the road as you try to get a job, and the way you handle your own defense can mean all the difference between innocent and guilty....
In most cases, North Carolina drivers will be held liable if they cause a car accident after they fail to brake. However, there are instances when a vehicle fails to brake for reasons other than driver error. As such, when a vehicle does fail to brake and an accident...
Residents of North Carolina who are concerned about the prevalence of illicit drug use and trafficking in the state may be interested to learn of two arrests by the State Bureau of Investigation. On March 17, 2017, a 59-year-old physician and his 27-year-old son were...
African-Americans living in North Carolina and around the country should know that they are much more likely to be wrongfully convicted of certain crimes than white Americans. According to a study released by the National Registry of Exonerations, factors such as...
On March 7, it was reported that a North Carolina driver was charged after a passenger, who was riding in the bed of his pickup truck, fell onto the road. The man, who was identified as a 36-year-old Wilmington resident, was pronounced dead at the scene.Authorities...
North Carolina residents may not think much of changing the clocks each spring. However, there are more car crash deaths on the first Monday after the change than on a typical Monday. Researchers in a 1999 study found that there are 83.5 deaths on the "spring forward"...
North Carolina residents may know that President Donald Trump has made fighting crime a priority. However, the crime rate has actually fallen drastically in the past quarter century. According to FBI data, the violent crime rate has fallen by roughly 50 percent from...
