Carolina Law BlogModified Transcript of “Calendaring Criminal Traffic and DWI Cases in Charlotte” for Hearing Impaired:
The calendaring of criminal cases in North Carolina is a somewhat complicated process, and that’s because there are differences between misdemeanor cases and felony charges, as well as between jurisdictions.
Larger jurisdictions such as Mecklenburg or Wake County, Guilford, those have more courtrooms.
SEE RELATED: Charlotte Traffic Courts
They have more prosecutors generally speaking, more police officers, so special care, attention is given to putting cases on the docket and how they’re resolved can differ.
Obviously in a small jurisdiction that may not be necessary because you just don’t have as many cases going on.
What I try to encourage people to realize is that across the board in the state of North Carolina, doesn’t matter if it’s a small jurisdiction or a large one, that there is a backlog, and a backlog can take a substantial amount of time to get through, so even if you are charged today or tomorrow it could take months, if not the better part of a year to resolve a case.
Recently, many jurisdictions across the state have encountered calendaring issues due to bad weather (Are Charlotte Courts Closed?). When a courtroom closes, say for example due to a snow day, all the cases that were to be heard must be “re-set” or otherwise “continued” to another day and another docket.
Where courtrooms are normally already very busy, there remains the same number of matters to handle with less days in the year in which to do so.
That’s true, even doubly so, for felony cases, especially serious felony cases.
SEE RELATED: Serious Felony Charges in North Carolina
I encourage people to realize that it’s a cumbersome process at some times. It’s what I like to describe as a marathon of sorts.
Give us a ring. We’re here to help.
We’re here to answer questions and we can explain to you in more detail the calendaring cases in the North Carolina criminal court system.
Charlotte Court Calendaring & Judges Schedule
I hope to hear from you.
Bill Powers
704-342-4357
https://www.carolinaattorneys.com/
bill@PowMac.com
2412 Arty Avenue, Charlotte, North Carolina 28208
Bill Powers has been listed in 2015 SuperLawyers North Carolina Magazine. In calendar years 2012, 2013 & 2014, SuperLawyers further included Bill in the “Top 100” Lawyers in North Carolina. In 2013 Bill was listed as “Top 25 in Charlotte” by SuperLawyers North Carolina.
For Membership Information & Criterion for Inclusion to SuperLawyers North Carolina see: https://www.superlawyers.com/north-carolina/lawyer/Bill-Powers/ccf452c7-eeb6-4f0e-98e4-337804e043e8.html
Powers Law Firm PA in 2015 has been again listed as a “Best Law Firm” by U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT. For Member Info & Criterion for Inclusion see: https://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/profile/powers-mccartan-pllc/overview/44550
In 2015 Bill Powers has been included in Best Lawyers of America. For membership info & criterion for inclusion see: https://www.bestlawyers.com/lawyers/bill-powers/78562/
Bill Powers has also been listed in “Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyers in North Carolina” by The National Trial Lawyers. For member info & criterion for inclusion see: https://www.thenationaltriallawyers.org/profile-view/Bill/Powers/5071/