by Selena Crawford | Aug 23, 2021 | Blog Posts, DWI, Federal Criminal Defense, NC Criminal Defense, SC Criminal Defense
The trial court judge – general overview: Judges exist at all different levels of the judiciary (e.g., State Court, Federal Court, Court of Appeals, State Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States). Here, we will focus on judges in criminal trial court...
by Gilles Law | Jun 16, 2021 | Blog Posts, Federal Criminal Defense, NC Criminal Defense, SC Criminal Defense
When someone is charged with a crime against a victim (such as an assault charge), the victim is an important part of the process, but he or she is not the controlling part of the process. Often, we get calls from people that are charged with a crime, and they say...
by Gilles Law | Jun 3, 2021 | Blog Posts, Federal Criminal Defense, NC Criminal Defense, SC Criminal Defense
Once someone has been charged with a crime there are typically only three ways the criminal case can end. Those three ways are a dismissal, a verdict at trial, or a by taking a plea. The most prevalent of those ways is the defendant taking some sort of plea. Clients...
by Gilles Law | May 27, 2021 | Blog Posts, DWI, Federal Criminal Defense, NC Criminal Defense, SC Criminal Defense
When someone is charged with a crime, it can be a very scary and stressful time. The first step in the process should be to hire a criminal defense attorney, but how you interact with that criminal defense attorney is also important. Attorney client communication is...
by Gilles Law | Jan 28, 2021 | Blog Posts, Federal Criminal Defense, NC Criminal Defense, SC Criminal Defense
Changing your mind about taking a plea – We have often said there are three ways for a criminal case to end. Those three ways are; a dismissal, a trial, or a plea. The fact is that most cases end with the defendant taking a plea but it is not a process that is...
by Gilles Law | Jan 25, 2021 | Blog Posts, Federal Criminal Defense, NC Criminal Defense, SC Criminal Defense
Unfortunately, most of the things the general public knows about Constitutional rights and the criminal justice system comes from television shows or what they “heard” from someone. The problem with that is that without context, it is difficult to ascertain what is...
