Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “A past conviction is keeping me from finding work what can I do?” A recent and worrisome trend among some police departments should have criminals deleting their Facebook and Instagram accounts. News out of New York indicates that officers in the NYPD are…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “Can the police search my car without a warrant?” Many people know that the U.S. Constitution affords criminal defendants the right to confront their accusers. Though that seems clear enough, the North Carolina Supreme Court has recently wrestled with the problem of what…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “If I simply intend to plead guilty, why do I need a lawyer?” Earlier this week the U.S. Supreme Court handed down an important decision regarding the ability of police officers to take DNA cheek swabs of those arrested but not yet convicted…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “Can I be arrested without evidence against me?” A recent piece of legislation proposed by state Representative Pricey Harrison would create limits on how law enforcement agencies across the state would be allowed to use unmanned drones. The Bill would only allow the…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “Can I be arrested without evidence against me?” It is tragic to think that there are people in prison in North Carolina today all because courts or police lost or discarded important evidence that could have been used to secure their freedom. Rape…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “Can I be arrested without evidence against me?” The North Carolina Chapter of the ACLU has announced that it is investigating actions by police departments across the state to purchase sophisticated military technology that it says may be used to spy on citizens.…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “Can I be arrested without evidence against me?” News out of several North Carolina counties reveal a big push across the state to create yet another DNA database. Rather than a government database holding DNA evidence for those convicted of violent crimes, this…