Articles Tagged with CRIMINAL DEFENSE

Modified Transcript of “What Is Legal Precedent?” in North Carolina for Hearing Impaired:

What is Precedence?  What is Legal Precedent?  What Has Happened in the Past?

The question is what is precedence, meaning what has happened beforehand.  That really applies to a couple different areas.

Modified Transcript of “Do Family & Friends Have to Cooperate with Police” for the Hearing Impaired:

If my loved one is accused of a felony, can I plead the fifth?

When you are called upon to answer questions by law enforcement, people often times refer to or ask the question, “Can I plead the Fifth?”

Modified Transcript of “Charlotte Experienced Legal Counsel” for the Hearing Impaired:

How do I understand how to represent a serious felony? The simple answer is hard knocks, it’s life.

It’s being in the trenches and fighting for someone’s life and their livelihood and their family and their well being. There is no substitute for experience in a court room, and you can learn all the law and you can read all the cases and you can spend a lot of time looking over Discovery, and to me frankly that’s the beginning of point.

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It is unlawful for a person less than 21 years old to drive a motor vehicle on a highway or public vehicular area while consuming alcohol or at any time while he has remaining in his body any alcohol or controlled substance previously consumed, but a person less than 21 years old does not violate this section if he drives with a controlled substance in his body which was lawfully obtained and taken in therapeutically appropriate amounts.

Modified Transcript of “Provisional DWI in NC” for the Hearing Impaired NCGS 20-138.3:

Modified Transcript of “How To Retain A Lawyer” for Hearing Impaired:

Retaining an attorney should take more than a two minute conversation on the phone.

Modified Transcript for Hearing Impaired for “Social Media Felony Charges”

It’s not unusual for clients to call, especially in cases that involve technology, cyber crimes. Sometimes you see this in sex offenses.

Serious Felony Investigations by Law Enforcement deserve serious attention

Modified Transcript for the Hearing Impaired of “Serious Felony Investigations by Law Enforcement”

Jail Visits by an attorney are common, especially with matters involving serious criminal charges, felonies and even some misdemeanors with high bond amounts.  Attorney Bill Powers

Modified Transcript of “Will Attorney Come to Jail?” for the Hearing Impaired:

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.

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.

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