A criminal charge or conviction can follow you for years, even long after you’ve paid your fines or completed your sentence. It can affect your ability to find a job, rent a home, apply for student loans, or advance in your career. Fortunately,...
A criminal charge or conviction can follow you for years, even long after you’ve paid your fines or completed your sentence. It can affect your ability to find a job, rent a home, apply for student loans, or advance in your career. Fortunately,...
Is it enough for a larceny defense attorney to know the difference between petty larceny and felony larceny? Of course, it is! How about the laws unique to underage offenders? You bet. These and a few other critical bits of knowledge are typically the...
What is an expungement? First, understand that expungement and expunction are used interchangeably in North Carolina statutes and mean the same thing. An expunction is a legal remedy for removing a criminal conviction or charge from a person’s...
When most of us think of “larceny,” we think of petty theft, shoplifting, etc. But did you know that under North Carolina larceny laws, some larceny convictions are felonies? You may not even know you've crossed the line...
There are petty crimes and there are serious crimes. A felony is a more serious crime than a misdemeanor and carries more severe penalties, such as long-term jail sentencing. Murder, armed robbery and certain kinds of larceny are felonies. Shoplifting...
A criminal charge of misdemeanor or felony larceny is nothing to take lightly. Being labeled a dishonest person or a thief comes with real consequences. And jail time and other punishments are just the beginning. A conviction can affect your...