Get Help from a Raleigh Criminal Lawyer to Overturn Your Conviction

While many people will tell you that there’s nothing you can do about a criminal charge once you are convicted, that is not necessarily true. There are ways to overturn a conviction, but in order to do so you will need the help of a capable Raleigh criminal defense attorney.

No matter what legal avenue you pursue to try to overturn your conviction, the bottom line is that your chances are only as good as the lawyer you work with. If you’re looking to hire a Raleigh criminal lawyer for representation, contact a trusted and established law firm like Kurtz & Blum. Our experienced criminal lawyers provide free case evaluation and initial consultation in the office or by phone.  Call us today at 919-832-7700.

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Raleigh Personal Injury Lawyer: Vortex Operator Gets Torrent of Fines

In legal terms, negligence is defined as the failure to perform one’s duty in accordance to applicable standards. If a person in North Carolina is injured because another person or business disregarded ordinary standards of care, he or she may obtain compensation from the party who caused the injury with the help of a Raleigh personal injury lawyer.

In a January 6 post, Kurtz & Blum discussed the Vortex ride accident at the NC State Fair that injured five people. Authorities conducted an investigation into the cause of the accident and discovered that the ride’s critical safety devices have been tampered with and compromised. Vortex ride owner Joshua Gene Macaroni was charged with felony assault.

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Can Taxi Apps Reduce Drunk Driving? A Raleigh DWI Lawyer Shares His Thoughts

Any type of tool that can keep drunk drivers off the road is certainly good news to a professional Raleigh DWI lawyer. North Carolina, after all, has been fighting drunk driving for years. The state’s efforts seem to have paid off, though, judging from the 22.7-percent drop in impaired driving fatalities over the past ten years, according to the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility.

However, the state still ranks third behind Pennsylvania and California when it comes to the number of fatal DWI crashes. Authorities still have a long way to go to get drunk drivers off the state's roads. As such, the expansion of taxi apps in cities like Raleigh and Chapel Hill are a welcome development.

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Trusted Raleigh Lawyer Reiterates a Defendant’s Right to Fair Trial

Part of the Miranda warning goes: "Anything you say or do may be used against you in a court of law." For one Kansas convict, however, the clause missed the word "have."

Howard Kurtz, a skilled Raleigh lawyer with Kurtz & Blum discusses a recent case of a man on trial for murder who coincidentally has the word “MURDER” tattooed around his neck.

Jeffrey Wade Chapman, charged with the murder of Damon Galliart in November 2011, asked the court for permission to have a tattoo artist remove the tattoo across his neck (shown in the mugshot). Chapman feared that the infamous tattoo may weigh heavily against him when he appears in court. Although county police pointed out that the law permits tattoo artists to practice only in licensed facilities and not in jail, prosecutors did not object to hiding the tattoo underneath clothing or bandage.

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