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What Happens When Officers Lose Reasonable Suspicion at a Traffic Stop?

Charlotte DWI Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question: “Can the police search my car without a warrant?”   In most instances, police officers are required to have reasonable suspicion when they conduct a traffic stop. Speeding, swerving in and out of lanes, using a phone while driving, or other traffic…

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Court of Appeals Rules on Race and Voluntary Consent of Searches

Charlotte DWI Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question: “What am I obligated to do if I’ve been pulled for Drinking and Driving?”   Throughout the country, we often hear a lot of debate about an individual, or his or her property, being subjected to search by law enforcement. The Fourth…

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Can Out-of-Jurisdiction Arrests be Suppressed?

Charlotte Criminal Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question: “Can I be arrested without evidence against me?”   Law enforcement officers are not permitted to arrest individuals anywhere they want. Throughout the United States, North Carolina included, there are different jurisdictional restrictions that law enforcement officers face. Local law enforcement are…

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Plea Bargaining and Criminal Law

Charlotte Criminal Lawyer Brad Smith answers the question:”What is an expungement?”   When most people think of the criminal justice system, they likely imagine something similar to an episode of Law & Order. Police officers testifying, prosecutors and defense attorneys arguing, judges slamming gavels and jurors listening in rapt attention.…

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State’s clampdown on public criminal records just another troubling sign of the times

J. Bradley Smith of Arnold & Smith, PLLC responds to “The person that called the police doesn’t want to press charges, can I still be prosecuted?”   The political world has been aflutter with outrage at Hillary Rodham Clinton’s use of a personal email account while employed as the Secretary…

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