You need to contact an attorney immediately. You may a warrant out for your arrest if you missed court for your misdemeanor or felony charge. If you missed court for a traffic infraction, you generally have a few weeks to get your case recalendared before you are penalized by the court and the DMV. If […]

Don’t even think about asking for a prayer for judgment continued in Wake County without talking to a traffic lawyer first. You may be wasting your PJC, and you may be harming others in your household. A prayer for judgment continued allows you to avoid insurance points and DMV points, and also eliminates court fines

So often on Reddit on /r/Raleigh I see “Wake County doesn’t do improper equipment anymore” when people ask for advice about speeding tickets. First, don’t get your legal advice from Reddit. Second, Wake County started doing improper equipment reductions again in 2015. An improper equipment charge is a non-moving violation — this means you will

Maybe. Have you found yourself as a defendant in a Domestic Violence Protective Order in Raleigh? You have two options: Consent to the petition; or Fight it. There are benefits and risks to both. Consent: A consent means you agree to not have contact with the person who filed the petition against you. This might

Earlier this year the SBI sent out a memo alerting law enforcement officers about the trouble distinguishing between legal hemp and illegal marijuana. The memo specifically says, “Hemp and marijuana look the same and have the same odor, both unburned and burned. This makes it impossible for law enforcement to use the appearance of marijuana

It all comes down to intent. Larceny in North Carolina is dictated by G.S. 14-72, but the statute does not actually define what larceny is. Prosecutors rely on case law and the common law definition of State v. Owens (2011) defines larceny as “a wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal property of another

But you were still charged, right? Police often say things such as “If you let me just search your car it will be much better for you” or “If you just tell me the truth I’ll go easy on you.” Yet, you were still cited with possession of marijuana or marijuana paraphernalia — did the

Get on Amazon and buy one right now. Don’t put it off. A dash cam is a camera that you suction cup to your inner windshield that records what’s on the road in front of you (and possibly behind you if you put one in the back). You need one for your own protection. Imagine

You probably do not have a warrant out for your arrest. However, your license may be suspended and you might not know it. When you miss your traffic court date, whether you forgot, you were sick, or you couldn’t get out of work, the clerk will mark “FTA” on the file, which means “Failure to