by Gilles Law | Dec 20, 2018 | Blog Posts, DWI, Federal Criminal Defense, NC Criminal Defense, SC Criminal Defense
Consent in criminal cases – STOP FORFEITING YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND CONSENTING TO UNREASONABLE SEARCHES AND SEIZURES – You are not required to consent to a warrantless search. Though people often talk about having rights and knowing their rights, we have found...
by Gilles Law | Dec 18, 2018 | Blog Posts, NC Criminal Defense
Duress – When someone has been charged with a crime, it can be a scary and stressful thing. Criminal charges often carry an undeserved stigma, when in fact it is very easy to be charged with a crime. Because of this, anyone charged with a crime is presumed...
by Gilles Law | Dec 13, 2018 | Blog Posts, NC Criminal Defense
Criminal charges can come for a wide variety of activities but as we have previously written, they all come from a voluntary act. We handle criminal law on a day to day basis and speak to hundreds of clients and potential clients about criminal matters. One thing we...
by Gilles Law | Dec 6, 2018 | Blog Posts, Federal Criminal Defense, NC Criminal Defense, SC Criminal Defense
Misdemeanors and Felonies – An Overview – We have all heard the terms misdemeanor and felony when referring to crimes but not much explanation is typically given about what those terms mean. In this blog we will attempt to provide a little clarification....
by Gilles Law | Dec 3, 2018 | Blog Posts, NC Criminal Defense
Subpoenas in Criminal Matters Subpoenas in criminal cases – In criminal matters in the United States of America, those who are accused of a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Further, unless the defendant simply admits guilt, the government must...
by Gilles Law | Nov 30, 2018 | Blog Posts, Federal Criminal Defense, NC Criminal Defense, SC Criminal Defense
The right to a speedy trial The right to a speedy trial is something that is often heard on television but is often misunderstood by the general public. For the most part, people think that this means that things will be resolved quickly, and in the criminal justice...
