Nags Head Juvenile Law Lawyer, North Carolina


W. Jay Wheless

Real Estate, Traffic, DUI-DWI, Business Organization
Status:  In Good Standing           

Ronald E. DeVeau

Accident & Injury, Divorce & Family Law, Estate, Workers' Compensation, Business
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  56 Years

Michael C. Casey

Civil Rights, Business, Bankruptcy
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  26 Years

Susan Harman-Scott

Accident & Injury, Elder Law, Wills & Probate, Estate, Personal Injury
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  38 Years

Elizabeth Elsing Robbins

Real Estate, Immigration, Criminal, Business
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  22 Years

Benjamin Marshall Gallop

Real Estate, Lawsuit & Dispute, Government
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  19 Years

Karen Dane

General Practice
Status:  Inactive           Licensed:  35 Years

Christen Degabrielle Simmons

General Practice
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  11 Years

Emily Jo Urch

Criminal, Divorce & Family Law, Estate, Traffic, Family Law
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  10 Years

Michael C. Casey

General Practice
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  26 Years

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LEGAL TERMS

MISDEMEANOR

A crime, less serious than a felony, punishable by no more than one year in jail. Petty theft (of articles worth less than a certain amount), first-time drunk d... (more...)
A crime, less serious than a felony, punishable by no more than one year in jail. Petty theft (of articles worth less than a certain amount), first-time drunk driving and leaving the scene of an accident are all common misdemeanors.

INDECENT EXPOSURE

Revealing one's genitals under circumstances likely to offend others. Exposure is indecent under the law whenever a reasonable person would or should know that ... (more...)
Revealing one's genitals under circumstances likely to offend others. Exposure is indecent under the law whenever a reasonable person would or should know that his act may be seen by others--for example, in a public place or through an open window--and that it is likely to cause affront or alarm. Indecent exposure is considered a misdemeanor in most states.

SENTENCE

Punishment in a criminal case. A sentence can range from a fine and community service to life imprisonment or death. For most crimes, the sentence is chosen by ... (more...)
Punishment in a criminal case. A sentence can range from a fine and community service to life imprisonment or death. For most crimes, the sentence is chosen by the trial judge; the jury chooses the sentence only in a capital case, when it must choose between life in prison without parole and death.

PLEA BARGAIN

A negotiation between the defense and prosecution (and sometimes the judge) that settles a criminal case. The defendant typically pleads guilty to a lesser crim... (more...)
A negotiation between the defense and prosecution (and sometimes the judge) that settles a criminal case. The defendant typically pleads guilty to a lesser crime (or fewer charges) than originally charged, in exchange for a guaranteed sentence that is shorter than what the defendant could face if convicted at trial. The prosecution gets the certainty of a conviction and a known sentence; the defendant avoids the risk of a higher sentence; and the judge gets to move on to other cases.

HABEAS CORPUS

Latin for 'You have the body.' A prisoner files a petition for writ of habeas corpus in order to challenge the authority of the prison or jail warden to continu... (more...)
Latin for 'You have the body.' A prisoner files a petition for writ of habeas corpus in order to challenge the authority of the prison or jail warden to continue to hold him. If the judge orders a hearing after reading the writ, the prisoner gets to argue that his confinement is illegal. These writs are frequently filed by convicted prisoners who challenge their conviction on the grounds that the trial attorney failed to prepare the defense and was incompetent. Prisoners sentenced to death also file habeas petitions challenging the constitutionality of the state death penalty law. Habeas writs are different from and do not replace appeals, which are arguments for reversal of a conviction based on claims that the judge conducted the trial improperly. Often, convicted prisoners file both.

EXPUNGE

To intentionally destroy, obliterate or strike out records or information in files, computers and other depositories. For example, state law may allow the crimi... (more...)
To intentionally destroy, obliterate or strike out records or information in files, computers and other depositories. For example, state law may allow the criminal records of a juvenile offender to be expunged when he reaches the age of majority, to allow him to begin his adult life with a clean record. Or, a company or government agency may routinely expunge out-of-date records to save storage space.

WARRANT

See search warrant or arrest warrant.

BOOKING

A quaint phrase that refers to the recording of an arrested person's name, age, address and reason for arrest when that person is brought to jail and placed beh... (more...)
A quaint phrase that refers to the recording of an arrested person's name, age, address and reason for arrest when that person is brought to jail and placed behind bars. Nowadays, the book is likely to be a computer. Usually, a mug shot and fingerprints are taken, and the arrestee's clothing and personal effects are inventoried and stored.

IMPRISON

To put a person in prison or jail or otherwise confine him as punishment for committing a crime.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

In re JAP

... Raleigh Rescue Mission, Inc. v. Bd. of Adjust. of Raleigh, 153 NCApp. 737, 571 SE2d 588 (2002). Our juvenile code requires: (a) . . . [U]pon the filing of the [termination] petition, the court shall cause a summons to be issued. ... (5) The juvenile. . . . ...

In re SDJ

... without showing that reasonable progress under the circumstances had been made in correcting those conditions that led to the removal of SDJ from the home, and (2) is incapable of providing for the proper care and supervision of SDJ such that SDJ is a dependent juvenile. ...

In re JT

... This case presents the issue of whether, in an action to terminate parental rights, failure to name a juvenile as respondent or to serve a summons upon the juvenile in accordance with NCGS § 7B-1106(a) precludes the trial court from exercising subject matter jurisdiction over ...