Failure to Appear to Court? What is an OFA? How To Strike an Order for Arrest in North Carolina OFA stands for Order for Arrest FTA stands for Failure to Appear FTC stands for Failure to Comply Frankly, when it comes to court, funerals, and weddings, it’s better to…
North Carolina Vehicular Homicide: What Happens Auto Accident and Murder Charges? What is Second Degree Murder? What is Involuntary Manslaughter? What is Malice? How Does Sentencing Work? The laws surrounding Murder, Manslaughter, and Vehicular Homicide cases in North Carolina are complex and sometimes confusing – Bill Powers What…
Is it Legal? Can I Dial a Number? What if I’m stopped at a Light? What is the Law about Texting and Driving? The preliminary numbers aren’t good. Texting while driving may soon be a leading cause of motor vehicle fatalities – Bill Powers According to the National Highway Traffic…
Failed Drug Test? Couldn’t Give a Sample? Picked Up New Charges? What Happens If I Have Problems with Probation – How Does It Work? Probation is a Second Chance. Violating the Order of the Court can be a big deal – Bill Powers When it comes to sentencing, North…
Can a lawyer or my PO help? Will my probation be terminated? Will I go to jail? If I get in trouble while on probation what happens? Probation violations can be quite serious. They can result in the revocation of probation and activation of a suspended term in prison…
North Carolina Law Talk – Summer 2016 Attorneys Mike Daisley and Bill Powers discuss developing trends and provide legal commentary on North Carolina Law issues. If you have general questions about how the legal system works in North Carolina, please feel free to contact Mike and Bill at: Mike Daisley:…
Cleaning Up Your Record. Dealing with the Courts and DMV. What Happens If I Pay Off Old Tickets in North Carolina? The first step is to figure out what is out there on a statewide basis. One should be careful to consider how tickets can affect one another –…
Well. . .How Did I Get Here? by Bill Powers Taken from June 20, 2016 President’s Gala speech, Wilmington, N.C. Call it what you will. Luck. Common Sense. Karma. Providence. I truly don’t know why I went to Ocean Creek* in 1995. I don’t what, if frankly ANYTHING, interested me…
I Made Some Mistakes in the Past: What Are My Options? How Do I Clean Up My Criminal Record Sometimes people assume matters automatically drop off a record after the expiration of time While that may be true in some states, North Carolina has specific rules and policies regarding clearing…
Posting Bond – Bail – Can I Help My Friend Get Out of Jail? What is Pre-Trial Release? How Is Bond Set? What is the Difference Between Bail and Bond? Who Decides Bonds? When is Bond Set? Can I Visit Someone in Jail? Can I Post a Bond? What Does…