by Aaron Lee | Aug 15, 2013 | Criminal Defense
In North Carolina you are entitled to use self-defense if the situation warrants it. It would seem like it should be rather simple in that if someone attacks you then you should have the right to do what you must to protect yourself. Self-defense laws are actually a...
by Aaron Lee | Aug 15, 2013 | Criminal Defense
Generally police must obtain a search warrant before they can legally search someone’s home or search their property. As with most topics in the law there are exceptions to the search warrant requirement. The most common exceptions that police use are the search of...
by Aaron Lee | Aug 12, 2013 | Criminal Defense
Any crime has four basic elements that must be proven before someone can be charged. The elements are 1.) Actus Reus (physical act), 2.) Mens Rea (mental state), 3.) Causation, and 4.) Social Harm. Basically the State must prove that the accused performed a physical...
by Aaron Lee | Aug 8, 2013 | Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
A man from Morganton, who has previously had is licensed revoked, was recently arrested when he was found driving with a BAC level three times above the legal limit of an 0.8. It was August 2, when the 53-year-old was driving his Jeep Cherokee on Taylorsville Highway,...
by Aaron Lee | Aug 8, 2013 | Criminal Defense, General
Recently there was a story on the news about a police officer who was nearly hit by a car. The officer was performing a traffic stop on I-77 when a vehicle that was passing barely missed striking the officer. This is the reason why North Carolina has a statute, G.S....
by Aaron Lee | Aug 5, 2013 | Car Accidents, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Felony DUI
Saturday morning yielded some terrible results when a person was killed while driving on Charlotte’s Interstate 77. According to the offical reports, the 21-year-old was driving her 1999 Acura on I-77 around 3:00 a.m. when she suddenly collided with another...
