Articles by Damon Chetson
Fair Sentencing and North Carolina DWI -
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Damon Chetson
North Carolina uses a structured sentencing system for most of its criminal law. This system is a grid system where a person's prior record level and the seriousness of the current crime are used to establish a sentencing range. Within that range, the judge can...
Can Police Search Your Computer Through Peer-to-Peer Networks? -
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Damon Chetson
The Fourth Amendment gives people a right against unreasonable searches and seizures: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause,...
North Carolina's DNA Law is Problematic -
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Damon Chetson
The North Carolina General Assembly passed a new law in July 2010 that would expand the state's DNA database by allowing police agencies to collect DNA samples from suspects when they are charged with certain crimes. The bill authorizes law enforcement to hold people who...
Drugged Driving in North Carolina -
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Damon Chetson
The New York Times has an extensive front page article on the problem of drugged driving. While it's long been illegal to drive while impaired – whether by alcohol or any other impairing substance – in North Carolina, law enforcement has focused on catching and...
Embezzlement can have Tax Implications, Too -
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Damon Chetson
Embezzlement can have multiple different aspects. First, there is the harm caused to the victim – employer, owner, company, corporation, state agency – caused by the embezzlement Wilmington. If you have a question about this matter, contact Wilmington criminal lawyer Damon Chetson at (910) 241-0003....
Confrontation Clause - Criminal Lawyer Raleigh -
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Damon Chetson
The "confrontation clause" of the Sixth Amendment to the United States provides that "in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right…to be confronted with the witnesses against him." Criminal lawyer Raleigh Damon Chetson helps people charged with serious felonies, misdemeanors, and DWI in...
Hanging Out Your Own Shingle -
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Damon Chetson
Introduction: Starting Your Own Firm Starting your own firm can be fun and profitable, but it takes a lot of work. What's more, you'll have no institutional support: you will be starting things on your own, from ground zero. As a consequence, starting your own...
What Is A Debt Collector? -
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Damon Chetson
What is a debt collector? A debt collector is a company that buys accounts - old auto loans, credit card loans, medical debts, etc. etc. - from the original creditor. If you've been contacted by a debt collector, you may choose to contact a consumer...
Chapter 7 Explained -
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Damon Chetson
Chapter 7 is one of two forms of personal bankruptcy. The other form of personal bankruptcy is Chapter 13. Chapter 7 is a liquidation bankruptcy, whereas Chapter 13 is a form of bankruptcy in which the Bankruptcy Court approves a plan that permits the debtor...
North Carolina Statute Of Limitations On Debt -
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Damon Chetson
All states have statutes of limitations when it comes to consumer debt, but those statutes of limitations vary by state. In North Carolina, those statutes of limitations can affect the ability of a credit card company or other debt collector to collect on an old...
