Carolina Criminal Defense & DUI Lawyer Updates

February 2, 2015

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 meet with incarcerated clients during attorney visitation hours upon presentation of valid credentials. The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Department does not require defense attorneys to reserve visits through the public scheduling systems used for social visitation. Lawyers regularly appear in person to consult with detained clients without advance scheduling when jail operations and court timing allow.

But the fuller explanation is more nuanced. Whether a lawyer actually can meet with a new client in jail before a first court appearance depends far more on time and logistics than permission and the process of going to the Mecklenburg County Jail Intake facility to visit your loved one.

February 1, 2015

SELECTING AN ATTORNEY TO HELP

by Carolina Attorneys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNnwMGgi7Ds

Considerations in Selecting An Attorney to Help

Attorney Bill Powers is the managing partner of Powers Law Firm PA, pllc in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is a regular commentator on developing legal trends, laws, court procedures, trials and pending legislation on North Carolina Law Talk. Bill is the Vice President of Communications for the North Carolina Advocates for Justice and was selected by the Governor of North Carolina as a member of the Governor’s Statewide Impaired Driving Task Force. Bill Powers was named to SuperLawyers North Carolina Magazine “Top 100” in North Carolina in calendar years 2012, 2013 & 2014. For more information regarding the membership information and criterion for inclusion, please visit SuperLawyers.com.

February 1, 2015

Charlotte Traffic Law Information

by Carolina Attorneys

Charlotte Traffic Law Information

How Should I Handle My Traffic Ticket? Should I go to Driving School? What is an PJC? What does Continued Judgment mean? What are Insurance Points? What are Motor Vehicle Points? What is the difference? Should I retain a lawyer?

Consider the Following:

January 29, 2015

Retain Legal Counsel Immediately

by Carolina Attorneys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyAFHSt4FcA

Retain Legal Counsel Immediately. It makes sense to sit down with an experienced attorney to understand a sometimes complicated legal system.

Modified Transcript for Hearing Impaired:

January 29, 2015

Limiting Contact With Media

by Carolina Attorneys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPwG60Vw-7M

Should I Give A Statement on TV? Should I Talk To Reporters? Attorney Bill Powers explains some of the considerations of why Limiting Contact With Media may be important.

Transcript for Hearing Impaired:

January 27, 2015

NC SERIOUS FELONY CHARGES

by Carolina Attorneys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMzfKre4Ik0

NC SERIOUS FELONY CHARGES

Who Is Bill Powers?

January 27, 2015

Media Relations Criminal Charges

by Carolina Attorneys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of-C2mQCIOw

Media Relations Criminal Charges

Dealing with the media, especially in high-profile criminal matters can be a delicate process. Attorney Bill Powers discusses some of the legal issues involved in North Carolina.

January 26, 2015

HARDY JURY TRIAL SCHEDULED

by Carolina Attorneys

When is my court date?

Scheduling criminal cases in North Carolina regularly involves a complex balancing of interests, especially when matters concern public figures and substantial pretrial media coverage.

January 25, 2015

BEER BATTER DEFENSE FISHY

by Carolina Attorneys

Beer Batter Defense Fishy

A 75-year-old Wisconsin man has come up with a whopper of a DWI defense. It was the fried fish.

Yah, not so much. In the South, we’d say, “That dog won’t hunt.” If you’re a cheesehead from Wisconsin, that means the same thing as “Malarkey.”

January 23, 2015

MONITECH IGNITION INTERLOCK MONITORING

by Carolina Attorneys

Monitech Ignition Interlock Monitoring, also known as the IID Ignition Interlock Device or the “Blow-and-Go” is sometimes mandated as a condition for operating a motor vehicle in North Carolina. The purposes of “monitoring” include:

Preventing an operator from STARTING a car if the Blow-and-Go detects the presence of alcohol
Require “Rolling” testing while operating a motor vehicle* to confirm Ethanol hasn’t been consumed after the start-up protocol