North Carolina Criminal Law Blog

If you have paid your price to society following a criminal conviction, you deserve a second chance in life. Unfortunately, a criminal record can hang over your head for the rest of your life. From joining college to finding work or even exercising civic rights like...

Missing out on the best schools, job opportunities, dream homes and a high income are some of the potential impacts of a criminal record. However, if you have served jail term and/or probation, paid fines, completed community service, fulfilled restitution orders and...

You were in your car when you stopped at a red light. Someone came up to your car asking for money. After you said you didn’t have anything to give, they smashed in your window – this could be considered a property crime. When people hear the legal term property...

Being accused of employee theft affects your career and reputation significantly. North Carolina considers any form of larceny a class H felony unless stated otherwise. If charged, you face a maximum punishment of 39 months in prison. For this reason, it is important...

In an effort to remove bias from policing, some police departments began using computer models known as predictive policing. Essentially, computer systems could look at all the available data about crime in the area and predict where a crime would occur in future. The...

You will get points added to your license if you pay a traffic ticket or unsuccessfully contest it in court. When you accumulate a certain number of these points, you may lose your driving privileges for a period of time. A license suspension can be costly and largely...

You have an incredible idea. You know that if you can get the right technology and patents in place, your idea will to a very lucrative business. You may need financial support from outside investors to take your concept and turn it into a functional business....

Not many crimes are as egregious as sex crimes. A conviction for rape, for instance, can lead to significant jail time. However, besides these legal ramifications, a sex crime conviction does come with non-legal implications too. Here are some of the collateral...

Everyone makes mistakes. However, those mistakes can lead to a criminal record for some people. A drug charge or conviction in your past can make a fresh start difficult.  If you are convicted of a drug offense in North Carolina, you may be wondering if there is any...

Being accused of a sex crime can be extremely frightening. A conviction can lead to years in jail, a ruined reputation as well as inclusion on the sex offender register. Therefore, it goes without saying that facing a sex crime is a very, very big deal.  Keeping your...