We have handled over 5000 cases in the last 12 years.
Here are just a few examples of the results we’ve obtained…

Violent Crime Case Results

Charge Dismissed

  • Charges: First Degree Murder N.C.G.S. §14-17
  • Facing: Mandatory life sentence
  • Result: Charge Dismissed
  • Case Name: Confidential per client request
  • Our client was charged with First Degree murder after using his concealed carry weapon to defend himself and his young child in an altercation. Despite only conducting a short investigation, police charged our client with First Degree Murder just a few hours after arresting him. If convicted, our client would have been sentenced to life in prison. We acted quickly to point out to the District Attorney the inconsistencies in the investigation. We presented evidence that our client acted in self-defense and the District Attorney dismissed the case. Read about how attorney Kevin Marcilliat proved our client’s innocence.

No Charges Filed & Civil Settlement

  • Accusation: Discharge of Firearm; Injury to Personal/Real Property; Carrying Concealed Weapon
  • Facing: 60 days in Jail and Possible Loss of Job if Charged
  • Result: No Charges Filed and Civil Settlement
  • North Carolina v. R.H.: Our client had potential civil liability and was the subject of an investigation by law enforcement after he unintentionally discharged his open-carry pistol after reaching for it during a fight in a local restaurant. Our firm acted quickly to communicate with the assigned detective and the attorneys for the restaurant chain. We negotiated a civil settlement that allowed the client to avoid any criminal charges and settled any potential civil liability that he may have had for the damage to the restaurant.
  • Attorney: KMM

Charge Dismissed

  • Charges: Felony Assault Inflicting Serious Bodily Injury (N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-32.4)
  • Facing: 16-32 Months in Prison
  • Result: Charge Dismissed
  • North Carolina v. R.L.: Our client was falsely accused of a serious assault in which the client’s former roommate was badly beaten to the point of losing sight in one of his eyes. After spending the necessary time to track down the alleged victim, our firm secured a sworn affidavit from the alleged victim who recanted his previous statement implicating our client in the assault. As a result, the District Attorney’s Office dismissed all charges against our client.
  • Attorney: KMM

Charge Dismissed

  • Charges: Attempted Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon (N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-87)
  • Facing: 25-42 Months in Prison
  • Result: Charge Dismissed
  • North Carolina v. Q.M.: Our client, who was only 17 years old at the time of the alleged offense, was charged with participating in an armed robbery of an illegal gambling house in an incident where one of the co-defendants was charged with murder in the death of a co-conspirator while fleeing the scene. After presenting persuasive evidence that our client was an unwitting participant in a scheme that he never agreed to join in, all charges were dismissed against our client by the responsible Assistant District Attorney.
  • Attorney: KMM

Charges: Felony Assault with a Deadly Weapon Inflicting Serious Injury (N.C.G.S. § 14-32)

Facing: 25-42 Months in Prison
Result: Dismissed

North Carolina vs. A.O. – Our client was accused of assaulting a woman with the broken leg of a bar stool and inflicting serious injuries. We were able to convince the prosecutor that there was insufficient evidence to proceed against our client, and the charges were dismissed.

Attorney: KMM

Charges: Felony Abuse/Neglect of Elder Adult Causing Injury (N.C.G.S. § 14-32.2) and Felony Extortion (N.C.G.S. § 14-118.4)

Facing: 16-29 Months in Prison
Result: Dismissed

North Carolina vs. D.M. – Our client was accused of abusing his severely disabled wife by an estranged family member who was seeking to ruin our client’s reputation. After completing the type of thorough investigation that the police should have completed before issuing felony charges, including taking a compelling video statement from the victim which directly refuted the allegations, the charges were promptly dismissed by the District Attorney’s Office.

Attorney: KMM

Charges: Misdemeanor Assault on a Female (N.C.G.S. § 14-33(c)(2))

Facing: 60 Days in Jail
Result: Not Guilty

North Carolina vs. R.E. – Our client was accused of assaulting his girlfriend’s former lover, who entered the couple’s home unannounced and provoked a physical altercation with our client. At trial, we argued that our client acted in self defense to evict an intruder from his home, and the judge found our client not guilty.

Attorney: KMM

Charges: Assault with a Deadly Weapon Intent to Kill Inflicting Serious Injury

Facing: 73-100 months
Result: Dismissed.

State v. F.B. – Client was involved in a verbal altercation with a stranger at a gas station that turned violent. The stranger attacked our client, at which time our client used a pocket knife to stab his attacker. Law enforcement charged our client, alleging that he used excessive and unnecessary force. We investigated the incident and found that the alleged victim had a history of violent crime convictions on his record. We were also able to find a bystander who recorded most of the incident on her cell phone. We obtained the cell phone recording and presented it to the District Attorney, along with a copy of the attacker’s criminal history. We were able to persuade the district attorney that our client stabbed the man in self defense. Our client’s charge was dismissed.

Attorney: MJM

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