by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 26, 2014 | Criminal Law Blog, Theft Crimes
We are wrapping up our discussion about the crime of shoplifting in North Carolina. As we said in our last two posts, the state takes shoplifting seriously: A conviction carries the possibility of jail time. A conviction will also show up in the offender’s... by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 21, 2014 | Criminal Law Blog, Theft Crimes
People may think that shoplifting is a “victimless” crime, but the law doesn’t see it that way. Shoplifting is theft, and theft is theft whether it’s a scarf from Belk or a scarf from a woman’s handbag. In our last post, we talked about... by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 19, 2014 | Criminal Law Blog, Theft Crimes
A charge of shoplifting is more serious than you’d think. Shoplifting is classified as both a nonviolent property crime and a civil wrong, so the defendant may face up to four months in jail for a criminal conviction and civil damages of as much as $1,000 for a... by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 18, 2014 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
We are talking about sobriety checkpoints and what drivers should expect when they come to one. As we have said, checkpoints are not just for special occasions. The state, the county or Raleigh police can put up a checkpoint any day of the year. And if there is a... by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 16, 2014 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
Every holiday the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, Wake County Sheriff’s office or the Raleigh Police Department — separately or in any combination — participates in an anti-drunk driving campaign. Those campaigns involve saturated street patrols...