by Gilles Law | Aug 9, 2018 | Blog Posts, Federal Criminal Defense
North Carolina Federal Courts Federal Courts – federal crimes are punished in federal courts (click here to learn what makes a crime federal). Federal Courts have a unique set of court procedures and rules. Court procedures and processes can be pretty confusing...
by Gilles Law | Aug 7, 2018 | Blog Posts, NC Criminal Defense
Ethnic Intimidation in North Carolina Ethnic intimidation in North Carolina and teaching ethnic intimidation are both illegal in North Carolina. These crimes are governed by NCGS 14-401.14. What is ethnic intimidation in North Carolina? A person is guilty of ethnic...
by Gilles Law | Aug 6, 2018 | Blog Posts, NC Criminal Defense
Probable Cause for Drug Crime Arrest Absent Field Testing Drug crime arrests in the age of the opioid crisis have proven to pose a dilemma for law enforcement, district attorneys, and criminal defense attorneys. With the opioid epidemic and the dangers of drugs such...
by Gilles Law | Aug 2, 2018 | Blog Posts, NC Criminal Defense, NC Traffic
lawDo you have to identify yourself to the police/show them your identification? Do you have to identify yourself to the police and show them your identification for no reason? This is a question that comes up a lot. People often want to know if an officer can...
by Gilles Law | Jul 30, 2018 | Blog Posts, NC Criminal Defense
Motion for Appropriate Relief Previously, we wrote a blog about district court criminal appeals in North Carolina. In North Carolina, there is another remedy that is sometimes available to criminal defendants. This is called a motion for appropriate relief (“MAR”). A...
