Articles Posted in Criminal Defense

What are the Consequences Violating a Court Order?  Do I Need a Lawyer for Protective Order Violation?

Answering the Question “Do I Need a Lawyer for Protective Order Violation” one would be wise to also consider:

  • Does It Matter if Order is Under NCGS Chapter 50?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpoLLPXhwdE

Is a Warrant Required?  What can be searched during a search warrant?  Are there Differences in Types of Warrants?

  • Search Warrant is a type of Court Order

What is a Search?  Are “Frisks” Legal?  When Can Police Pat You Down?

. . .[I]t is nothing less than sheer torture of the English language to suggest that a careful exploration of the outer surfaces of a person’s clothing all over his or her body in an attempt to find weapons is not a ‘search.’  – Terry v. Ohio

What is a “Seizure?”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM8CAW8lopI

Attorney Bill Powers discusses:  When Do They Need a Search Warrant in North Carolina?

  • Do I Have Rights?

Attorney Bill Powers answers the Question:  What Happens When I Call a Criminal Defense Lawyer?

  • What Does It Cost?
  • How Long Will It Take?

The North Carolina General Assembly Ratified and Governor Pat McCrory signed New North Carolina Expunction of Records Law “Senate Bill 233”

  • Effective Date December 1, 2015
  • Applies to Offenses Filed on or after December 1, 2015

Question:  “During a Traffic Stop, Do I Have to Consent to Search?”

A local North Carolina Police Department recently posted on YouTube a video regarding Traffic Stops: What to Expect as a Motorist.  There are some important points to consider:

  • Consent to Search a Vehicle Implies Voluntary Compliance

Bill Powers included in SuperLawyers Magazine Top 100 for North Carolina

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Powers Included on the 2016 “Top 100” North Carolina Super Lawyers List

Powers Law Firm PA, a Charlotte-Metro law firm, recently received notice two attorneys for the firm have been included in 2016 North Carolina Super Lawyers Magazine.  Bill Powers Included on the 2016 “Top 100” North Carolina Super Lawyers List.

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