Felony marijuana possession reduced to misdemeanor, fine and costs, no probation

January 2022

Felony marijuana charge reduced to misdmeanor, no probation Read On

Domestic Violence Assault on Female Dismissed before first court date

October 2013

A relatively minor marital spat resulted in arrest and a night in jail for our client. We were able to secure his release and get the knee-jerk No Contact Order lifted after only two days, and obtain dismissal of all criminal charges prior to the first date set for trial. Read On

Marijuana DWI Dismissed after trial court suppressed evidence

October 2021

Our client was arrested and charged with DWI after a catastrophic car wreck. We were able to establish that the arrest was not supported by probable cause, and the DWI charge was dismissed after a full day hearing on the issue. Read On

Cannabis (Marijuana) Cultivation (Manufacturing) Case Dismissed

September 2021

Prosecution dismissed manufacturing marijuana and other charges for our client during the discovery phase of litigation. Read On

Wake County Possession of Marijuana Drug Paraphernalia Dismissed

May 2021

In North Carolina legal industrial hemp is indistinguishable from "marijuana" absent quantitative testing at a private lab. Thus, there is a solid argument for dismissal of any marijuana possession charges not supported by laboratory testing. Read On

Raleigh Shoplifting Charge Dismissed

April 2021

Wake County Larceny from Walmart charge dismissed after court denied the State's Motion to Continue. Read On

Wake County "Called and Failed" stricken, case returned to court calendar

February 2021

Yesterday I was able to get a young man's case back on a court docket. The charges, "hit and run" and reckless driving were in "VL" status after the man missed a court date last summer. He had a good reason for missing court and thinking the case would be continued, apparently based upon a conver... Read On

Domestic Violence Client Released on Unsecured Bond; Case Eventually Dismissed

October 2020

A brief explanation of a recent case that highlights the importance of pretrial advocacy in bond hearings and the fundamental unfairness of the cash bond system. Read On

Wake County Felony Larceny Charge Dismissed

November 2020

Felony Larceny charge dismissed after our investigation revealed that the alleged victim, and out-of-state landlord, significantly inflated the value of furniture they claimed our client took without permission upon vacating the premises. Read On

Felony Maintaining a Residence for Drug Purposes Case Dismissed

June 2020

As if drug charges alone are not enough, often times they are accompanied by "maintaining" charges alleging that the vehicle or building in which drugs were found were "kept or maintained"  Read On

Non-payment of bonus case settled

January 2020

Edelstein & Payne attorneys have decades of experience enforcing federal and state laws prohibiting wage theft and non-payment of overtime. Read On

Driving with license revoked impaired revocation dismissed

January 2020

Driving while license revoked for an impaired driving offense is considered a fairly serious misdemeanor, and should be handled with care. Read On

Wake County Speeding Ticket Reduced to Non-moving

January 2020

Hiring an attorney to handle a traffic violation is often a cost effective decision because of the possibility of avoiding insurance increases or DMV licensing penalties. Read On

Wake County Misdemeanor Child Abuse Charge Dismissed

August 2019

Client, a  black mother, was charged with misdemeanor child abuse after disciplining her seven year old son. North Carolina law allows disciplining a child through corporal punishment so long as the punishment was not administered with a "wicked intent" and does not result in permanent injury. At... Read On

Possession of Marijuana and Paraphernalia Dismissed

July 2019

Wake Count Possession of Marijuana case dismissed Read On

Wake County Domestic Violence Protection Order Violation charge dismissed.

Client was charged with violating a Chapter 50B protection order through telephonic contact with the protected party. The allegation was that they communicated with the protected party through one of their children. The actual situation was, of course, more complicated than that. The actual prote... Read On

Felony Drug Charges Dismissed in Wake County Superior Court

January 2019

Felony Possession of Cocaine and Maintaining a Vehicle for Drug Purposes and misdemeanor Possession of Drug Paraphernalia charges were filed against our client after the vehicle he was driving was pulled over for speeding and subsequently searched. After we refused the District Attorney's offer o... Read On

Hit and Run Dismissed

August 2018

The Raleigh criminal defense lawyers at Edelstein & Payne recently secured dismissal of misdemeanor hit and run charges after showing prosecutors they would be unable to prove all the elements of the crime. Read On

Injury to Real Property Charge Dismissed

January 2019

Misdemeanor property charge dismissed in Wake County District Court. Read On

Felony Marijuana Charges resolved with Misdemeanor

October 2018

Two felony charges were resolved with a single misdemeanor, after the case was indicted to Superior Court and Edelstein & Payne attorneys filed a motion to suppress the evidence. Read On