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Change in “equitable sharing” may mean less dubious seizures of “criminal” cash, property

J. Bradley Smith of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Can I be arrested without evidence against me?”   Kenneth Lamont Clark runs a strip club and his patrons pay for their entertainment with cash. A lot of cash. So when deputies in Harnett County who were partnering with…

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Supreme Court: Illegal for police to search your phone without a warrant

Charlotte DWI and Criminal Defense Attorney J. Bradley Smith of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Can the police search my car without a warrant?”   Of course police want everything off your phone. They want to take it, analyze it, and try to use it to prove you…

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Federal Appeals Court Revisits North Carolina Terrorism Case

Justices at the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals are looking into whether Mohammad Hammoud should be given a new trial or a new sentencing hearing. Hammoud was convicted of supporting a terrorist organization. The prosecution in his case claimed that he participated in a cigarette smuggling ring and sent the…

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