A felony is a crime that is considered to be the most severe, often involving violence. Typically, penalties for felony charges are also the most severe, including prison time and can also be punishable by death. Some of these more serious charges can include assault,...
Felonies
Why could my assault arrest land me a felony conviction?
Sometimes arguments escalate, tempers get heated and what began as a disagreement turns into a full-blown physical altercation. Police are called and the before you can cool off, you find yourself in the back seat of a cop car. If you are facing assault charges, you...
Popular Netflix series highlights potential vagaries of criminal justice system, P.2
In our previous post, we began speaking a bit about the Netflix series Making a Murderer. The wide popularity of the series is undoubtedly due not only to the human interest factor in the story, but also to the fact that the story taps into the fears folks have about...
Popular Netflix series highlights potential vagaries of criminal justice system, P.1
Readers have undoubtedly heard at least a bit about the popular Netflix series Making a Murderer, and at least some of our readers have probably watched the series with great interest. For those who may not have heard much of the hubbub, it is a 10-episode series...
Looking at the legality of sobriety checkpoints in NC, P.2
Last time, we began discussing the legality of DWI checkpoints here in North Carolina. As we noted last time, DWI checkpoints are legal and used in North Carolina, but they must be used for legal purposes. In establishing a DWI checkpoint, officers are not required to...
After scores of allegations, Cosby charged in sexual assault case
Most readers have heard of the ongoing sexual assault accusations against Bill Cosby, including the recent charges of sexual assault. Those charges are based on an alleged incident in Pennsylvania involving a former employee of Temple University. The incident is said...
Murder charge leveled against a suspect in missing person case
Authorities have arrested a man in connection with a missing person case that has been active since the spring of 2015. At about that time, the 57-year-old man disappeared from his Richfield, North Carolina home. The Rowan County Sheriff's Office recently arrested a...
Batch of new laws includes new measures targeting cybercrime
At both the federal and state level, investigation and prosecution of cybercrime is becoming more and more important as technology becomes an increasingly important part of our lives. Here in North Carolina, a batch of new laws is set to go into effect in December and...
Teen charged with sexting accepts plea deal
Last month, we wrote about a North Carolina case in which a 17-year-old was hit with criminal charges for sending and keeping sexually explicit images to and from his girlfriend. The young man ended up being prosecuted for violating child pornography laws. At the...
Teen charged with felony after exchanging photos with girlfriend
Being charged with a felony is a scary situation whatever the circumstance. It is that much more frightening however when the person charged is a juvenile and he or she is being charged with committing a crime they did not even know was wrong. A North Carolina...