by Gilles Law | Jun 18, 2019 | Blog Posts, NC Criminal Defense
Possession of alcohol by a minor in NC – Most people would like to go through their entire life without being charged with a crime. Though this is a reasonable goal on the surface, sometimes criminal charges occur much more easily than a person might think. A...
by Gilles Law | Jun 18, 2019 | Blog Posts, SC Criminal Defense
No matter what you may or may not have done, you are innocent of a crime until proven guilty and the government has the burden to prove you guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. There are consequences of criminal convictions that go beyond just prison time and fines, and...
by Gilles Law | Jun 18, 2019 | Blog Posts, NC Criminal Defense
Obtaining property under false pretenses is a felony in North Carolina. There are a large number of crimes that you can be charged with in North Carolina (as well as other jurisdictions). Crimes are usually placed in categories, such as homicide, theft crimes,...
by Gilles Law | Jun 18, 2019 | Blog Posts, NC Criminal Defense, SC Criminal Defense
Often, when calling us a for the first time, clients summarize what they have been charged with and what special circumstances they think they have, and they sometimes end the conversation by saying “I want this dismissed”. Well of course they want it dismissed, who...
by Gilles Law | Jun 18, 2019 | Blog Posts, Federal Criminal Defense, NC Criminal Defense, SC Criminal Defense
Anyone who has ever watched a police procedural on television has either heard the question “do you have an alibi?”, or has heard the statement “I have an alibi.” Other than that circumstance, it is not a word used in common everyday language. What does it mean? You...
by Gilles Law | Jun 17, 2019 | Blog Posts, DWI, NC Criminal Defense
Civil revocation of your driver’s license is a consequence of being charged with DWI in NC. In North Carolina, DWIs have a lot of consequence that have to be dealt with, and several license suspension issues associated with it. Though you are innocent until proven...
