How Can I Defend Against Child Abuse Charges? Your children are the most important parts of your life, and you will do anything you can to protect them from harm. Sometimes, a problem occurs, and you find that you are charged with child abuse. Child abuse charges are serious, and…
Charlotte Criminal Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question: “As a parent, what should I be aware of when speaking to police about charges my child faces?” Facing a charge of “solicitation of a child by computer” can be a frightening and overwhelming experience. You may not only lose your…
Charlotte Criminal Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question: “What are the long term effects of being convicted of a crime?” The chairperson of Charlotte’s police review board has been charged with sexually assaulting two victims for more than two decades. Henry Black Jr., 49, is the chairperson of the…
Charlotte Criminal Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question: “Can I be arrested without evidence against me?” In a deeply troubling case, federal prosecutors were forced to drop child pornography charges against one man after the FBI investigators refused to reveal the source of the information being used to implicate…
Charlotte Criminal Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question: “The person that called the police doesn’t want to press charges, can I still be prosecuted?” A 38-year-old former high school teacher being prosecuted for sexual contact with a student is being slammed by the district attorney on his case for…
Charlotte DWI Lawyer Brad Smith answers: A past conviction is keeping me from finding work what can I do? The mother of a Pennsylvania third grader has learned, in an indirect way, the ages-old axiom that “good facts make bad law.” Pennsylvania is home to Pennsylvania State University. The…
Charlotte DWI Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question: What are the long term effects of being convicted of a crime? Like countless mothers across the United States, Laura Strange spent two hours cradling her newborn daughter Haley in her arms. Unlike most mothers, however, the twenty-five-year-old’s ankle was cuffed…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “What are the long term effects of being convicted of a crime?” In a horrible case that reveals the serious criminal penalties that can be faced by even young children, police in Charlotte say they have charged an 11-year-old boy in connection with…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “What is the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony?” A middle school principal from North Carolina has been arrested and faces charges of sexually assaulting a young male student while his parents waited outside the principal’s office. The shocking case of David…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “A past conviction is keeping me from finding work what can I do?” A youth group chaperone in North Carolina has been arrested and charged with a variety of sex crimes involving young boys who were under his care. The arrest came only…