by Thom Goolsby | Jul 13, 2016 | General Blogs
The waiver of a criminal jury trial is now possible in North Carolina. In the fall of 2014, North Carolina voters approved an Amendment to the North Carolina Constitution to allow bench trials for felonies in Superior Court, except when the State is seeking a sentence...
by Thom Goolsby | Jul 6, 2016 | General Blogs
SENATE BILL 185 is the law in North Carolina. It clarifies credit for time served by accepting a recommendation by the North Carolina Sentencing Commission. The law now states that a defendant should receive credit for any time served related to the incident resulting...
by Thom Goolsby | Jun 17, 2016 | General Blogs
You Can Use a Handgun on a School Campus IF… North Carolina law provides an affirmative defense to possession of a handgun on educational property IF the person was a concealed carry holder and thereby authorized to have a handgun in a locked vehicle and removed...
by Thom Goolsby | Jan 14, 2016 | General Blogs
A bystander may sue in order to recover injuries for negligent infliction of emotional distress, even though the bystander was not directly involved in an accident. For example, a wife is walking along a city street. By chance, she sees her husband’s car...
by Thom Goolsby | Jan 6, 2016 | General Blogs
If an animal bites you, the first thing to determine is: who is the owner of the animal? In most states, the owner of an animal can be held liable for the injuries it inflicts, provided that the owner knew (or had reason to know) that the animal had “dangerous...
by Thom Goolsby | Oct 14, 2015 | General Blogs, General Legal
What should you do if the police try to speak with you? Have you ever stopped to consider what you would do if you were suddenly faced with the prospect of being arrested and being asked by the police to give a statement? Most law-abiding citizens never consider such...
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