by Gilles Law | Feb 6, 2018 | Blog Posts, NC Criminal Defense
Obstruction of Justice The term obstruction of justice is often used in television shows but it is rarely ever defined and it is often misunderstood. The reason for this is that there are a wide range of activities that can lead to a related charge, and like most...
by Gilles Law | Feb 2, 2018 | Blog Posts, NC Criminal Defense
Resisting Arrest / Resisting a Public Officer and Assault on a Government Official We get many questions about resisting arrest and other similar crimes in North Carolina. There are several crimes in North Carolina that constitute offenses against police officers or...
by Gilles Law | Feb 2, 2018 | Blog Posts, NC Criminal Defense
Solicitation and Aiding and Abetting Our previous blog focused on attempt and conspiracy in North Carolina. This one focuses on solicitation and aiding and abetting in North Carolina. Solicitation Solicitation occurs when a person either induces someone else to commit...
by Gilles Law | Feb 2, 2018 | Blog Posts, NC Criminal Defense
Attempt and Conspiracy In criminal law, attempt, conspiracy, and aiding and abetting, andsolicitation are four concepts that one should be familiar with. We have broken these subjects up into two categories and have discussed them in two separate blogs. This blog...
by Gilles Law | Jan 31, 2018 | Blog Posts, NC Criminal Defense
Forcible Rape and Sexual Assault This blog focuses on forcible sex offenses involving penetration of adult victims. This type of sex offense is broken up into two categories – forcible rape in North Carolina and forcible sexual offense in North Carolina. These sex...
by Gilles Law | Jan 30, 2018 | Blog Posts, Federal Criminal Defense, NC Criminal Defense
Federal criminal charges Most common criminal charges are governed by state law and are prosecuted in state court, but sometimes criminal charges can be governed by federal criminal law. The general public is often confused as to what would constitute a federal crime...
