Blog Posts in 2012
Posted on May 12, 2012 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
Two bills being considered in the state of South Carolina have both stalled. Both pieces of legislation are tied to drunk driving laws that could seriously affect anyone arrested for driving under the ...
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Posted on May 5, 2012 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
Police in Boone, North Carolina have an elderly woman to thank for capturing three wanted criminals. The robbers, a man and two women, made the mistake of going to the woman's house to hide out. ...
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Posted on Apr 28, 2012 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
The illegal drug trade is kept alive by people around the country of all ages and demographics. This fact is proven true by a recent story in the news. An elderly woman was detained last week in Craig ...
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Posted on Apr 21, 2012 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
A teacher in Gaston County faces multiple drug crime charges after she tried to sell prescription drugs at the school where she worked. To make matters worse, she enlisted the help of a student to ...
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Posted on Apr 14, 2012 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
Thousands of identities could be at stake as a result of a data security breach. Now, two major credit card companies are investigating whether the fissure could have led to the leaking of ...
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Posted on Apr 7, 2012 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
A physics professor traveling in Argentina has been detained on suspicion of drug smuggling. Although he adamantly denies knowledge of the drugs found in his luggage, it seems as though the case ...
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Posted on Mar 31, 2012 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
An elderly woman is being held responsible for the death of a motorcyclist last week in the state of Florida. Several people say they saw the woman drift into oncoming traffic and directly into the ...
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Posted on Mar 24, 2012 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
A simple traffic violation foiled the plans of a would-be drug trafficker last week. The young man was pulled over for failing to use his signal but was detained drug crime charges instead. The police ...
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Posted on Mar 17, 2012 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
A former baseball player was sentenced to three years in jail last week by a Los Angeles, California judge. Lenny Dykstra, 49, entered a plea of no contest for the multiple charges of grand auto theft ...
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Posted on Mar 10, 2012 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
After military equipment was reported stolen from a base in Washington State, the area was put on lock down. Although complete details of the story are not being released yet to the media, it appears ...
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Posted on Mar 3, 2012 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
A man that has stolen several paintings across the country has finally been apprehended. He will spend one to three years behind bars for the multiple thefts that garnered him national attention. ...
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Posted on Feb 25, 2012 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
With April 17 th around the corner, the federal government has already seen an increase in fraudulent cases involving identity theft . There has already been a 50% increase since tax season started ...
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Posted on Feb 18, 2012 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
News sources say that after a former governor signed a pardon for a man, the man wound up killing someone else. Even though the man was released from jail he still faces punishment for the second ...
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Posted on Feb 11, 2012 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
This week, a 22-year-old was sentenced to 15 years behind bars for taking the life of an older man in North Carolina during a drunk driving accident. According to news sources, last August, B.O.R. was ...
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Posted on Feb 4, 2012 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
Advances in technology have done so much more than make phones fun to play and interact with. For example, police in Pueblo used one phone's technology to not only locate it, but also to find four ...
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Posted on Jan 28, 2012 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
In Southwest Ohio, a former chief executive was placed under arrest for driving under the influence ( DUI ). He went to court to fight his charges with his lawyer at his side and instead of having to ...
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Posted on Jan 21, 2012 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
Police in the state of North Carolina finished their investigation of a fatal car accident that happened last September. Based on the evidence found at the scene and eyewitness testimony, officers ...
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Posted on Jan 14, 2012 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
Think that theft pertains only to money and valuable goods? Think again. Many criminals are known for stealing iron and other metals that can be smelted and sold illegally. A man in North Carolina was ...
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Posted on Jan 7, 2012 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
A council member from York County found himself on the other side of the law last week. According to reports, he was arrested on charges of DUI and having an open container in his vehicle. Officers ...
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