Dummit Fradin Blog
The Legality of Hemp Odor
← Back to NC General Criminal Defense You Smell Like Hemp. What's the Big Deal? Since the North Carolina Farm Bill of 2018 has been in effect, which created a large number of exclusions so that farmers could grow industrial hemp products in North Carolina, as opposed [...]
Biden Aims High: Past Marijuana Use Pardoned
Pot. Weed. Marijuana. Mary-Jane. Wacky Backy. Cannabis. No matter what you call it, it's all the same plant. It's been widely used in the United States both medicinally, and recreationally, and for its versatile fibers since our founding. In fact, as early as the sixteenhundreds hemp was [...]
Driving is Risky Business: Go with the Flow or Impede Others?
Driving Can Be Risky Business - Do You Go With the Flow or Impede Others? This is one client's story A Typical Commute Goes Awry Driving down our normal paths every day, from work to home, from home to school, from school to work becomes customary, expected, even ordinary. [...]
DWI for a Local Guy but the Numbers Just Don’t Add Up
A Bad Day Just Gets Worse With an Unjustified DWI Imagine you’ve had a hard day at work, and you stop for dinner, a little bite after a bad day. We’ve all done it. Perhaps you’ve decided to have a drink with your food. You’re an adult, it’s legal. You aren’t impaired in [...]
Hero Defense Attorney Rescues Father from False Assault on a Female Charges
Sometimes, a case walks in your door and you have almost no time to prepare in order to achieve the best outcome. That's exactly what happened to one hero defense attorney here at Dummit Fradin. With only four hours to prepare, he was able to secure a not-guilty verdict in a complicated Assault on [...]
Cyberstalking Dismissal as Custody Battle Rages on
Child custody cases often become difficult and messy, but rarely do they lead to cyberstalking charges. In one recent case, however, our Winston-Salem-based Criminal Defense Attorney Tyler Chriscoe had to step in and help out a client who experienced exactly that. Custody Dispute Gets Complicated Our Firm was assisting a client [...]
Traffic Court: To Go Or Not To Go
Traffic Citations: What Does the Law Say? North Carolina law defines certain speeding tickets as “Infractions” and other speeding tickets as “Misdemeanors.” Infractions: Generally, speeding tickets that are infractions do not require a person to attend court. Instead, the person can simply “pay off” the ticket [...]
Finding Peace Through Mediation: A Tenacious Effort
Outstanding Results from the Family Law Attorneys in Winston-Salem: Settlement of All Divorce Issues in Mediation Difficult and Emotional Time Divorce is never easy. It's the end of a huge chapter in a person's life. However, it is usually not a good sign when a client comes to us seeking a [...]
Legal Costs of Street Racing
Street Racing: Going Nowhere Fast Recently in the news, there have been numerous reports of street takeovers around the Triad. Groups of spectators will gather, block off a street or parking lot, and there will be amateur street racing and car stunts. These are often promoted in private groups [...]
Mistaken Identity: Clearing our Client’s Name
Attorney: Tyler Chriscoe Type of Case: Misdemeanor Larceny Case Result: Voluntary Dismissal with Court-Ordered Expungement Location: Winston-Salem, Forsyth County A Promotion Denied Our soon-to-be client, a normally hardworking guy, was ecstatic when his name came up for a significant promotion at work. Not only would he receive more money but more responsibility [...]