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Yearly Archives: 2020
NORTH CAROLINA’S DWI PENALTIES: HARSH PENALTIES FOR DRUNK DRIVERS
Like in most places, it is illegal to drive a vehicle when you’re impaired in North Carolina. You cannot drive legally if your blood alcohol concentration is .08% or higher, and you cannot drive legally if you are impaired by drugs (legal or not). Commercial drivers may not drive with a BAC of .04% or higher. There are…
DON’T CROSS STATE LINES WITH MARIJUANA
Federal law still says that marijuana is illegal. For many, this sounds like common sense; it’s been illegal for as long as they can remember. That’s fine, but the lines are getting blurry since some states are legalizing even recreational marijuana. It’s not as universally accepted that it is illegal as it used to be. Crimes that cross…
FACIAL RECOGNITION SOFTWARE ISN’T PERFECT
Technology has come a long way in the last few decades. Computers can do all sorts of things, from predicting where crime will happen to analyzing photos with facial recognition programs to find out exactly who is in a surveillance video. The upside of this is that it takes some human error out of the process. In the…
ALCOHOL LIMITS ARE NOT THE SAME FOR ALL DRIVERS IN NORTH CAROLINA
Did you know that there are different laws for different people when it comes to drunk driving in North Carolina? For most people, the alcohol limit is .08%. For commercial drivers, it is .04%. For under 21-year-olds, it is .04%. If you are stopped and fail a Breathalyzer test or blood test, you will face a charge of…
INSURANCE BILLING FRAUD IS JUST A STEP AWAY FROM FEDERAL CHARGES
If your boss asked you to hold a weapon while they threaten someone and took their wallet, you would never agree to participate in that kind of activity. However, when an employer asks their billing or records specialist to make some minor changes to the paperwork they submit or process, employees may not think much of doing exactly…
WHAT DOES ENTRAPMENT ENTAIL?
There are some common misconceptions about entrapment. People often know that this is illegal, but they simply don’t know exactly what it looks like in practice. They may think that getting busted by an undercover agent is automatically entrapment, for instance, because they did not know that the person was a police officer or a detective. However, undercover…
CAN WHAT YOU POST ONLINE PUT YOU BEHIND BARS?
If you’re like everybody else these days, you post online when you have a unique thought, to express your worries, to talk about your feelings or beliefs, and to share your life. What’s the big deal? Nothing — unless something your post could potentially have an impact on your freedom and your future. Many people don’t realize exactly…
WHY MIGHT MY CASE BE HEARD IN A FEDERAL COURT?
If you have are facing criminal charges in North Carolina, you need to know if your case will be heard in a state court or a federal court. While most cases are dealt with locally, there are exceptions. These are some of the reasons your case could be heard in a federal court: You are accused of having broken federal…
THE PERJURY TRAP IN FEDERAL CRIMINAL CASES
Ever hear of the “perjury trap” in a federal criminal case? It’s the kind of issue that unwary people run into all the time when they suddenly find themselves smack-dab in the middle of a federal investigation. Essentially, it works like this: The prosecutors don’t have any solid evidence that you’ve committed a crime. You probably aren’t even…
THE FRIGHTENING TRUTH ABOUT EYEWITNESS ACCURACY
Think that eyewitnesses will give an accurate account of a criminal event? You know that the jury does, in most cases. They really believe that eyewitnesses can break a case wide open and provide important details as to what happened. The reasoning makes sense. Both the alleged victim and the alleged perpetrator may have a reason to lie…
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