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Ketogenic Fasting Alcohol Effects on BAC and DWI Charges

Can Ketogenic Fasting Affect Your DWI Charges in North Carolina? If you’re following ketogenic fasting, characterized by prolonged calorie and carbohydrate restriction, you may be unknowingly altering your body’s response to alcohol and potentially impacting DUI test results and associated criminal allegations of “drunk driving.” While ketogenic fasting triggers autophagy,…

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North Carolina Concealed Carry Law: Status of 2025 Legislation

North Carolina’s concealed carry law may be on the verge of a historic change. Presently, you must still have a valid permit to carry a concealed handgun. On July 29, 2025, the North Carolina Senate voted to override Governor Stein’s veto of Senate Bill 50, known as the “Freedom to…

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Can Misconduct Cause You to Lose Your Right to a Lawyer?

Beyond an express waiver, a defendant can also lose the right to a lawyer through forfeiture in certain circumstances. Forfeiture of counsel is a doctrine that applies when a defendant’s own serious misconduct effectively forfeits the right to an attorney. Unlike a waiver, which is a voluntary relinquishment of a…

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Will My Attorney Meet Me In Jail?

When someone you love is arrested and taken to the Mecklenburg County Detention Center (Jail), one of the first questions families ask is simple and urgent, “Will a lawyer go see them in jail?” The answer is yes, attorneys routinely visit clients at the jail. Defense counsel are authorized to…

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