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...
by Gilles Law | Jul 11, 2018 | Blog Posts
Criminal Appeals in North Carolina District Trial Court All criminal cases, whether a misdemeanor or a felony, begin in district court in North Carolina. Most misdemeanor cases are disposed of (resolved) at the district court level. This blog discusses the district...
by Gilles Law | Jul 6, 2018 | Blog Posts, Federal Criminal Defense, NC Criminal Defense
Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel “You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided to you.” We have all heard this song many times before. In fact, you may have read one of our blogs on Miranda Warnings (click here for more)....
by Gilles Law | Jul 3, 2018 | Blog Posts, NC Criminal Defense
Expunctions in North Carolina – Debunking Myths You may have read our blog regrading the December 2017 changes to Expunctions in North Carolina (which can be read here.) If so, you already know a lot of the important information regarding Expunctions in North...
by Gilles Law | Jun 29, 2018 | Blog Posts
Changes to North Carolina Expunction – December 2017 Around the end of last year (December 2017), we experienced some exciting new changes in the North Carolina laws governing expunctions. These new laws have made expunctions more obtainable by more people. These laws...
