by Gilles Law | Mar 5, 2020 | Blog Posts, NC Criminal Defense
Sentencing hearing in North Carolina – In North Carolina, criminal convictions follow structured sentencing governed by the North Carolina misdemeanor sentencing guidelines and North Carolina felony sentencing guidelines. These guidelines give the judge a range...
by Gilles Law | Feb 19, 2020 | Blog Posts, DWI, NC Criminal Defense
Prior convictions as impeachment in a criminal trial – Can prior convictions be used against a defendant at his trial? We answer this question in detail below. Like all of our blogs, this blog is intended for informational purposes only and is not intended as a...
by Gilles Law | Jan 31, 2020 | Blog Posts, NC Criminal Defense
Conditions of probation in North Carolina – When someone is convicted of a crime in North Carolina, typically they are sentenced to some period of incarceration, probation, or both. We go into some general discussion about probation in previous blogs, but this...
by Gilles Law | Jan 27, 2020 | Blog Posts, DWI, Federal Criminal Defense, NC Criminal Defense, SC Criminal Defense
Falsely accused of a crime – Any run in with the law can be a scary and stressful thing. Being charged with a crime has lasting consequences and may negatively impact your life for some time. What can make the situation even worse however, is when you have...
by Gilles Law | Jan 6, 2020 | Blog Posts, Federal Criminal Defense, NC Criminal Defense, SC Criminal Defense
That is not a defense to that crime – When someone is charged with a crime, they have the presumption of innocence and it is up to the government to prove the defendant guilty of all elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. This can be done through a...
