Charlotte DWI Lawyer Brad Smith answers: A past conviction is keeping me from finding work what can I do? A state legislator has introduced a bill that she says will close a loophole in Illinois’ sex offender registry. Critics of the bill say the bill is “overly punitive and…
Charlotte DWI Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question: What are the long term effects of being convicted of a crime? The political battle over voting rights in North Carolina has focused in recent years on the issue of photo identification. One side of the political battle wants to require…
J. Bradley Smith of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What is the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony?” A criminal defense attorney was recently admonished by a District Court judge for seeking to have a motion heard. “The District Attorney controls the docket,” the judge told…
Charlotte DWI Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question: A past conviction is keeping me from finding work what can I do? The State of Georgia has employed a woman to protect its most vulnerable children despite her convictions for forgery and on charges stemming from a 2011 road-rage incident.…
J. Bradley Smith of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Can I represent myself on a traffic ticket?” A 38-year-old Gaston County woman has been charged with reckless driving after a school bus crash that injured 23 middle school students, despite the fact that a North Carolina State…
J. Bradley Smith of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “If I have an outstanding warrant, what should I do?” The “Hands up, don’t shoot!” moniker is all the rage in the United States, with prominent professional athletes in the National Basketball Association and National Football League, as…
J. Bradley Smith of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Should I talk to the police?” Americans are well informed of the facts—and the rhetoric—surrounding the high-profile police killings of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and Eric Garner in New York City this past summer. Most are just…
J. Bradley Smith of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Can I be arrested without evidence against me?” A 30-year-old Montana man has been convicted of deliberate homicide in the April 27, 2014 shooting death of a German foreign-exchange student. The man, Markus Kaarma of Missoula, Montana, found…
J. Bradley Smith of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Can I be arrested without evidence against me?” The move is on—in the wake of riots and protests over police shooting and choking deaths of two unarmed men in Ferguson, Missouri and New York City—to equip police officers…
J. Bradley Smith of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Can I be arrested without evidence against me?” The Supreme Court entertained arguments this week in a case that could lead to the criminalization of some rap lyrics. The case involves a 31-year old “aspiring rapper who likes…