Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “If I simply intend to plead guilty, why do I need a lawyer?” If you have been arrested for a crime in North Carolina, whether it is a misdemeanor or a felony, you are likely confused about how to move forward. You…
Brad Smith of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Can I be arrested without evidence against me?” The law is a place where simple questions have complicated answers and where much depends upon the way questions are framed. Many times I have been asked, for instance, whether someone…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “What are the long term effects of being convicted of a crime?” You might think that in the hierarchy of criminal acts, giving diet and nutritional advice online wouldn’t seem to rank very high. Though dieting and recipe tips may not seem…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “What are the long term effects of being convicted of a crime?” Many people have heard of the sleep drug Ambien (also known as zolpidem) and may also have heard stories about bizarre behavior linked to taking the prescription medication. Though these…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “A past conviction is keeping me from finding work what can I do?” Law enforcement officials in South Carolina announced a major raid on a huge cockfighting ring in McBee, SC this past weekend. The cockfight attracted dozens of people to the…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “What are the long term effects of being convicted of a crime?” A recent article in a Colorado newspaper discussed the current movement here in North Carolina to change the state’s laws regarding juvenile criminal offenders. As it stands now, 16 and…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “What are the long term effects of being convicted of a crime?” A 19-year-old student from the University of North Carolina Greensboro is currently facing serious criminal charges after campus police say she was discovered with $13,000 in fake money. A search of…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “What are the long term effects of being convicted of a crime?” Police in Salisbury, NC say that a convicted felon has escaped a minimum security prison in the area and is currently on the lam. Authorities say that they have locked down…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “What are the long term effects of being convicted of a crime?” Three teenage boys in Tobaccoville, North Carolina are now facing serious criminal charges after police say they received a tip that the trio had burned an opossum alive and videotaped the…
Attorney J. Bradley Smith answering the question: “What are the long term effects of being convicted of a crime?” A tragic case in Lincolnton, North Carolina reached its end after a Superior Court Judge dismissed charges against a man related to the April deaths of two young children. The decision…