by Aaron Lee | Jan 9, 2014 | Criminal Defense
Not necessarily. Usually when charges are pressed against someone it is up to the District Attorney to decide if the charges will be dropped before the case gets to trial. Just because the person who may have initially pursued pressing charges against someone has...
by Aaron Lee | Jan 9, 2014 | Criminal Defense
In the United States there are two major court systems, the federal and the state courts. But what is the difference between the two? Federal courts are established by the United States government and largely handle disputes regarding the Constitution or federal...
by Aaron Lee | Jan 8, 2014 | Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Felony DUI
A guilty plea for second-degree murder has been entered against a Union County man who was responsible for a deadly car accident. The man apologized to the tearful family of the victim as he pleaded guilty in Union County Superior Court. He is being sentenced to...
by Aaron Lee | Jan 7, 2014 | Criminal Defense
On 7/3/2012 the NC Court of Appeals reversed the decision of State v. Harwood regarding an anonymous tip amounting to reasonable suspicion for the police to make a seizure. In the original decision it was held that police were justified in handcuffing a Defendant...
by Aaron Lee | Jan 7, 2014 | Criminal Defense
A new terrorism statute has recently been enacted in North Carolina and took effect as of December 1, 2012. This new statute was designed to tighten the laws against certain violent acts and categorize them as acts of terrorism. The statue is G.S. 14 – 10.1. A...
by Aaron Lee | Jan 6, 2014 | Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
You are driving down the road when suddenly those dreaded blue flashing lights appear in your rear view mirror. You may be thinking “Wait, what have I done wrong?” Once you have a chance you pull over and the officer approaches your window. Likely you are so nervous...
