State of North Carolina v. J.M.
Apr 18, 2013OUTCOME: State Declined Prosecution
Investigation involving allegations of a child sex offense.
Charlotte, NC
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OUTCOME: State Declined Prosecution
Investigation involving allegations of a child sex offense.
OUTCOME: Dismissed
Client was charged with committing a second-degree forcible sex offense after a night of drinking and partying with friends. After re-interviewing key witnesses and witnesses not interviewed the inv ... estigating detective, it was discovered the alleged victim went to work the following day, bragging about what took place the previous day, most importantly that she consented to what happened.
OUTCOME: Dismissed
Client was accused of speeding and driving while impaired on a federal military base.
OUTCOME: Speeding charge was reduced to nine over, all other charges dismissed
Client was charged with speeding, reckless driving to endanger, driving while impaired and child abuse.
OUTCOME: Dismissed
The client allegedly assaulted his teenage daughter after a heated verbal exchange. The State had photographs, taken the night of the incident, to show the injuries to the alleged victim's face.
OUTCOME: Dismissed
Officers at a local beach bar observed the client leave the bar and get into his vehicle. The officers then observed the client back into a fence, nearly missing a parked vehicle on the road. The cli ... ent was charged with Driving While Impaired.
OUTCOME: Dismissed
While on vacation with his wife at the beach, the client was pulled over and charged with DWI. The client was later convicted in district court. After appealing the case, we were able to convince the ... prosecutor that probable cause did not exist to support the arrest.
OUTCOME: No Criminal or Civil Liability
The client was under investigation for an alleged fraudulent transaction. The client was potentially exposed to not just criminal liability but also civil liability well in excess of $10,000,000.00. ... After a lengthy investigation and numerous negotiations, the client was released of both civil and criminal liability by the alleged victim.
OUTCOME: All Charges Dismissed
Client was charged with Embezzlement, Larceny by an Employee, Larceny of a Motor Vehicle and Obtaining Property by False Pretenses. The charges related to his employment as a worksite supervisor while ... working out of state.
OUTCOME: Felony Embezzlement reduced to Misdemeanor Larceny, 48 hours of community service and one year of unsupervised probation
The client allegedly embezzled more than $20,000 from the church where he was employed and served as bookkeeper. After reviewing the evidence it was clear that proper procedures were not put into plac ... e to prevent or bring attention to any financial wrongdoing. Additionally, it was discovered that several attempts were made to bring attention to the lack of security and oversight of the church’s finances.