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Dropped Charges – Drug Program

Our attorney recently helped a man who is a hard worker. Our client has a good job and was being considered for a promotion, but a conviction on a charge of Possession of Marijuana would have stopped all that. The Dummit Fradin Law Firm understands that people make mistakes, and so our attorney worked [...]

Dropped Charges – Drug Program

False Assault Charges Dismissed | Respect for All People Under the Law

False Assault Charges Dismissed Criminal Defense Attorney Secures Justice for Domestic Violence Victim Police respond to a domestic violence call one night. They see that the husband has scratches on his face and arms, and begin to question the wife. What the officers do not see is [...]

False Assault Charges Dismissed | Respect for All People Under the Law

Governor Cooper Signs NC SB 445 into Law

Clearing Your Record: How North Carolina’s SB 445 Eases Expungement for Dismissed Charges and Nonviolent Convictions Most people do not realize that even if a charge is dismissed or they are found not guilty, the original charge still appears on their criminal record. Dismissed charges make [...]

Governor Cooper Signs NC SB 445 into Law

What’s the difference between DUI and DWI

Have you heard people use the terms DUI and DWI and wondered what the difference between them was? DWI stands for Driving While Impaired and DUI means Driving Under the Influence. Although you often hear both terms used, the state of North Carolina does not make a distinction between them. Prior to 1983 there [...]

What’s the difference between DUI and DWI

NC Juvenile Justice Reform Gains Support

Reforming Juvenile Justice: North Carolina's Push to Protect 16- and 17-Year-Olds North Carolina is one of two remaining states to treat 16 and 17 year old's accused of crimes as adults in the criminal justice system. Under a law that took effect in 1919, [...]

NC Juvenile Justice Reform Gains Support

Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Against Kernersville Police Officers

You may recall from our previous blog that Dummit Fradin represented a Surry County couple against five Kernersville police officers accused of misconduct. Just weeks before the case was set to go to trial,a settlement has been reached in favor of plaintiffs Teresa Blackburn and Adrian Martinez-Perez. The lawsuit alleged that the police officers [...]

Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Against Kernersville Police Officers

Expunction / Expungement: Cleaning Up a Criminal Record

Clearing Your Criminal Record: A Guide to Expunction in North Carolina Introduction to Expunction Whether you call it an expunction or expungement (they are used interchangeably), the process by which one can wipe their criminal record clean is a great tool and one that may prove [...]

Expunction / Expungement: Cleaning Up a Criminal Record

During a Police Pat Down, Can The Officer Seize Anything that He Finds On Me?

Police Pat-Down Search and the Plain Feel Doctrine in North Carolina If you're stopped for a police pat down, also known as a terry stop, you may wonder if the police officer can take or seize whatever he find on you. As in most cases, [...]

During a Police Pat Down, Can The Officer Seize Anything that He Finds On Me?

Reduced Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Drug Offenses

Federal Sentencing Guidelines Amended: Reduced Sentences for Drug Trafficking Offenses The United States Sentencing Commission ("USSC"), an independent agency in the judicial branch, has voted unanimously to amend the federal sentencing guidelines to reduce the sentences for most drug trafficking offenses. Perhaps most notably, this amendment [...]

Reduced Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Drug Offenses

Probation Violation: Absconding

Understanding Probation Violation: What You Need to Know About Absconding in North Carolina As a law firm that focuses on criminal defense in North Carolina, we've received many questions about probation violations. Below is a question we got from a client about absconding probation. [...]

Probation Violation: Absconding