by Gilles Law | Sep 17, 2018 | Blog Posts, NC Criminal Defense, NC Traffic
Jurisdiction and Venue in North Carolina State Court Jurisdiction is a court’s authority to hear a specific case. For example, NC courts have jurisdiction to dispose of NC state criminal charges. This is why you see criminal cases captioned “State of North Carolina...
by Gilles Law | Aug 2, 2018 | Blog Posts, NC Criminal Defense, NC Traffic
Do You Have to Identify Yourself to Police Officers in North Carolina? Do 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...
by Gilles Law | Jun 1, 2018 | Blog Posts, Federal Criminal Defense, NC Criminal Defense, NC Traffic
Traffic Stops – Seizure of Persons by Law Enforcement The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution protects people from both unreasonable searches and unreasonable seizures. We have written several blogs about the Fourth Amendment. Most of these blogs...
by Gilles Law | May 25, 2018 | Blog Posts, Federal Criminal Defense, NC Criminal Defense, NC Traffic
Client Confidentiality in North Carolina Client confidentially is the bedrock of the attorney-client relationship. At Gilles Law, we take this duty very seriously, as it is one of the most important pieces of our relationship with our clients. We have written a blog...
by Gilles Law | Mar 30, 2018 | Blog Posts, NC Traffic
Why should I hire a traffic lawyer to handle my traffic ticket? Oftentimes someone gets a traffic ticket and they think it is easier to just go to the court and pay the ticket instead of going through the process of hiring a traffic lawyer. In this blog we will talk...
by Gilles Law | Mar 28, 2018 | Blog Posts, Federal Criminal Defense, NC Criminal Defense, NC Traffic, SC Criminal Defense
Hiring a Criminal Defense Lawyer If you have been charged with a crime, during your first court appearance you will be asked to choose between three options: whether you want to represent yourself, request a court appointed attorney, or hire your own attorney. In...
