Officer Testimony Tossed Drunk driving carries severe penalties, and the punishments can be harsh. But have you ever heard of an officer giving DWIs to sober drivers? Lives can be drastically affected by a DWI charge. The consequences affect more than just the driver. The financial costs to defend against the charge are substantial. [...]
Type of Case: Possession of a Firearm by a Felon Case Result: Dismissed County: Guilford County Complex Situation Sometimes doing the right thing has negative personal consequences. For our client, this was the case. He had raised a young man as a surrogate son. This young man made some unfortunate decisions which led him [...]
Recently, a hot topic of discussion in Criminal Defense Law is how to judge a driver's impairment after consuming marijuana or cannabis. This topic has gained traction as several states throughout the United States have begun to legalize cannabis for recreational and medicinal use. As marijuana is decriminalized, the presence of the odor of marijuana [...]
Nationwide, catalytic car converters have been stolen at astonishing rates. Thus, Triad area police officers are on the watch for catalytic car converter business transactions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_rtj6Nrigk What is a catalytic converter? The catalytic converter is located in your exhaust system, between the exhaust manifold and the muffler. To reduce pollution, a catalytic [...]
Just as North Carolina braced for another ice storm, President Biden issued an ICE enforcement memo that emphasized stricter criteria for deportations in the United States. What does the ICE Enforcement Memo include? ICE officers will need preapproval from a senior manager before trying to deport anyone who is not a recent border crosser a [...]
On Thursday, February 18, congressional Democrats introduced the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021. The new proposal largely mirrors the immigration reform bill introduced by President Biden on his first day in office. What does the U.S. Citizenship Act include? The U.S. Citizenship Act includes an 8-year pathway to citizenship, lifts hurdles for workers to legally immigrate [...]
Leer en Español President Joe Biden has unveiled a sweeping new immigration reform bill that offers legal status and a path to permanent residency to a large group of undocumented non-citizens. Our immigration team has taken the time to read the reform bill and explain how the bill may positively affect your case. [...]
Leer en Español On January 20, 2021, Joseph R. Biden was sworn into office alongside Kamala Harris as his vice president. The inauguration was a much anticipated moment for the immigrant community as there had been talks about sweeping immigration reform. Later that evening, President Biden signed 17 executive orders and other directives, [...]
Leer en Español On the night before the 2021 Inauguration, the White House issued a memo granting deportation protection for thousands of undocumented Venezuelans residing in the United States. Under the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) program, the United States will defer deportation for 18 months for certain Venezuelan nationals present in the U.S. [...]
What is the Second Chance Act? The Second Chance Act was signed into law on June 25, 2020. This new law is set to go into effect December 1st, 2020, and expands who may qualify for expungements in North Carolina. What does the NC Second Chance Act do? The Second Chance Act provides [...]
