If you’ve recently received a traffic ticket Raleigh, or a traffic infraction Raleigh, it’s important that you handle this as promptly and efficiently as possible. Why? Because your failure to handle the matter may result in a Failure to Appear (FTA) which will be communicated by the Raleigh courts to the North Carolina DMV. This [...]
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The Chetson Firm- Recent Developments in Confrontation Clause Law March 5, 2011The confrontation clause of the United States Constitution provides every defendant to question – in court – his accusers. Accusers is a broad term, including not just the victim, but also anyone who may have said something incriminating about the defendant outside of court. The confrontation clause is a protection for the defendant, allowing the... […]Damon Chetson
- Facially Unconstitutional? Prosecutorial Control of North Carolina’s Criminal Calendars February 26, 2011One of the curious facts about North Carolina’s criminal system is that prosecutors have exclusive control of the docket. This means that, in order to appear before a judge on nearly all kinds of significant motions, a defense attorney or the defendant must first get the prosecutor to agree to place the case on a... […]Damon Chetson
- Gay Friendly Raleigh Criminal Lawyer February 20, 2011One of the questions I sometimes get is whether I am a gay friendly Raleigh lawyer. And the answer to that is, “By all means.” I treat all people equally, whether they are gay or straight. If someone needs professional and effective criminal defense help, the last thing they need to worry about is whether... […]Damon Chetson
- Reforms to NC Criminal Law February 13, 2011For the first time in about 100 years, the Republicans control the state legislature in Raleigh. Usually Republicans are regarded as “tougher” on crime than Democrats, and so it somewhat surprising that over the past 100 years North Carolina has developed a criminal justice system that is largely – though not entirely – difficult for... […]Damon Chetson
- NC Drunk Driving Myths and Facts February 12, 2011Drunk Driving is certainly a serious problem in our country. Since the early 1980s, however, alcohol-related accident deaths have steadily declined, even as the number of people on the roads and the number of vehicle-miles driven each year has increased. In 1982, there were more than 26,000 alcohol related deaths, even though there were many... […]Damon Chetson
- Proposed Changes to North Carolina DWI Law in 2011 February 11, 2011North Carolina has some of the harshest DWI and Drunk Driving Laws in the country. In addition, the NC DWI statute favors the prosecution in ways that make defending a DWI case in Raleigh much more difficult than if the person were accused in other states. But the DWI statute may become even harsher if... […]Damon Chetson
- North Carolina Criminal Process January 21, 2011A lot of clients who I meet have never been involved in the criminal process. Or they’ve had experience with the criminal process in another state than North Carolina. Or they have only seen buy prescription drugs online the criminal process acted out on TV or in the movies. Below is a graphic – a... […]Damon Chetson
- Community Service in Wake County January 19, 2011In some cases, your attorney may recommend that you perform community service to improve your chances for a successful outcome in your case. In other cases, you may be ordered by a court to complete community service. If you’ve been asked or ordered to complete community service, you should be sure that whatever letter you... […]Damon Chetson
- Domestic Violence Cases in North Carolina January 15, 2011Domestic violence cases require special handling in North Carolina. In Wake County, for instance, Domestic Violence cases (which include all cases of violence involving people who have or are in intimate relationships) are handled in a special courtroom called 4A. This courtroom is paid for by special funding from the federal government. Given understandable […]Damon Chetson
- Violence has become a way of life January 9, 2011Radley Balko has an excellent post on the very violent culture in which we live: a culture in which various governments across the United States conduct something like 100 militarized raids each day in the war on drugs. Certainly, drug addiction is a serious problem. But the overall approach which criminalizes the sale of drugs,... […]Damon Chetson
- Recent Developments in Confrontation Clause Law March 5, 2011