by Gilles Law | Apr 16, 2020 | Blog Posts, SC Criminal Defense
South Carolina criminal trials – When someone is formally accused of a crime (charged), they stand accused, but legally they are presumed innocent until they are proven guilty or they enter a plea of guilty. If the defendant does not plead guilty the government...
by Gilles Law | Dec 27, 2018 | Blog Posts, Federal Criminal Defense, NC Criminal Defense, SC Criminal Defense
Diminished capacity as a defense to criminal charges – There are a lot of misconceptions in regards to criminal law and criminal defense in particular. Most of them stem from things people have observed in movies and television shows. We do our best...
by Gilles Law | Nov 5, 2018 | Blog Posts, Federal Criminal Defense, NC Criminal Defense, SC Criminal Defense
Jury Selection in Criminal Trials Jury Selection (Voir Dior) in Criminal Trials – When most people think about getting charged with a crime, they envision a trial, but that rarely happens. Most criminal cases that are not dismissed end with some sort plea being...
by Gilles Law | Oct 4, 2018 | Blog Posts, NC Criminal Defense
Criminal Trials in North Carolina Criminal trials are a complicated topic in criminal defense. There are only three ways a criminal case can end: 1) the case can be dismissed; 2) the defendant can take a plea; or 3) the case is decided at the end of a criminal trial....
by Selena Crawford | Sep 21, 2021 | Blog Posts, Federal Criminal Defense, NC Criminal Defense, NC Traffic, SC Criminal Defense
A good criminal defense attorney is highly trained in a specialized area of law. That can be wide ranging areas of criminal law or very specific areas of criminal. What you can hope for from a criminal defense attorney is sound advice, legal representation, and good...
