A Criminal Defense Deep Dive by Bill Powers, Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist (NBTA/NBLSC), Powers Law Firm, P.A. (Charlotte, NC) As a criminal defense attorney in North Carolina, I am asked to explain the legal difference between planning a crime and attempting a crime. If you or a loved one…
Due process is one of the most enduring phrases in the American constitutional tradition. It appears in the Fifth Amendment, binding the federal government, and in the Fourteenth Amendment, extending the guarantee to the states. North Carolina’s Constitution also secures due process through Article I, Section 19, which provides that…