State v. B.B.
Mar 09, 2016OUTCOME: Defendant received a 90-96 Deferred Prosecution Agreement
Client was 75 years old with a clean record but was caught selling a trafficking amount of prescription medication to an undercover informant.
James Robert Cummings's Legal Cases (9)
Beaufort, NC
Criminal defense Lawyer at Beaufort, NC
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
State v. C.D.
Mar 26, 2015OUTCOME: Dismissed
Client was charged with Driving While Impaired. After reviewing the officers notes and interviewing witnesses the attorney was able to prevail on a motion to suppress the stop based on a lack of reaso ... nable articulable suspicsion.
State v. L.P.
Mar 02, 2015OUTCOME: Dismissal
Client was charged with Larceny at a local department store. The owners wanted a life time ban and a conviction on the Defendant's record. Was able to work out a deal where Defendant completed commun ... ity service in order to have her case dismissed.
State v. K.F.
Feb 05, 2015OUTCOME: Not Guilty
Client was charged with DWI and Left of Center. After a thorough cross examination on voir dire we prevailed on a motion to supress the arrest based on a lack of probable cause
State v. S.P.
Jun 11, 2014OUTCOME: Plead to Lesser Charge
Client was charged with Felony Breaking or Entering of a Building with a maximum sentence exposure of 21 months active in the Department of Adult Corrections. Client’s plea offer to Misdemeanor Breakin ... g & Entering was rejected by the State, and the case was tried before a jury. The Presiding Judge granted client’s pretrial motion to suppress several items of the State’s evidence, and the jury returned a Not Guilty verdict as to the felony charge. Client was convicted of Misdemeanor Breaking & Entering and received a 60 day active sentence, which he was allowed to serve on weekends pursuant to a jail schedule. Client avoided both a felony conviction AND supervised probation, was spared 19 months of jail time, kept his job, and his gun and voting rights.
State v. T.S.
Sep 26, 2013OUTCOME: Case Dismissed
Client was operating a motor vehichle and was pulled over by an officer for weaving. After a DRE and multiple field sobriety test the Defendant was charged with DWI because of the suspected abuse of pr ... escription medicine. Defendan't attorney successfully filed a motion to supress the results of the blood draw and the chemical analyst ultimately failed to appear in court after multiple continuaces by the state to secure his presence.
State v. C.S.
Nov 05, 2012OUTCOME: Not Guilty of DWI
Client was charged with Driving While Impaired and Reckless Driving. At trial it was brought to light that the Defendant's driving was not as bad as the officer had written in his report. Due to furt ... her inconsistencies in the officers notes the Defendant was found not guilty of DWI.
State v. A.P.
Mar 13, 2012OUTCOME: Case Dismissed.
A search warrant was executed by law enforcement and Defendant was found to be in possesion of a felonious amount of marijuana. Attorney Cummings was able to negotiate a 90-96 deferral with the distri ... ct attorneys office whereby the Defendant was able to ultimately earn a dismissal of the charges. The Defendant's clean record and compliance with law enforcement during the search were determining factors in securing the resolution.
State v. G.P.
Jan 20, 2011OUTCOME: Not Guilty of DWI
Client was operating a motor vehicle and was pulled over by an officer for exceeding a safe speed. After the stop the officer noted that the Defendant had slurred speech, an odor of alcohol about his ... person, a flushed face and appeared to be very nervous. At trial we were able to establish that the Defendant was only speeding and had no other difficulty operating his vehicle, was able to produce his license without fumbling for it, was able to answer all of the officers questions and remained polite and cooperative throughout the entire process. Based on the low reading of the ECIR machine the judge ruled in our favor and found the Defendant not guilty of Driving while Impaired.
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