Case Results

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

Felony Larceny Dismissed, Case Expunged

May 2018

Two felonies were dismissed and the case was expunged for a client who was originally charged with two felonies. Read On

Public Employee's Right to Records Prior to Disciplinary Hearing Affirmed by Court of Appeals

May 2017

The Court of Appeals affirmed the Superior Court's order that our client must receive personnel records in a time and manner that would allow him to use them in a grievance, and held that the requirement involved the constitutional right of due process. Read On

Larceny charge dismissed

May 2018

After multiple court appearances, misdemeanor larceny charges were dismissed because necessary witnesses failed to appear in court. Frequently these charges, which are fairly serious Class 1 misdemeanors, end up being dismissed if the correct loss prevention officer or other witness does not ap... Read On

Driving While License Revoke Charge Dismissed

April 2018

In North Carolina, a drivers license may be revoked for many different reasons. Recently, Raleigh Criminal Attorney Sean Cecil obtained dismissal of a DWLR case after helping a client resolve an old infraction for which the client had failed to appear, allowing the client to obtain reinstateme... Read On

Evidence Suppressed, Cannabis Charge Dismissed

December 2017

Sean Cecil successfully argued for suppression of marijuana that was found during an unconstitutional search of his client's vehicle. Read On

Speeding Ticket reduced, Failure to Appear Stricken

October 2017

Not something I would normally feel the urge to publicize, but there is a need for lawyers to handle traffic matters and I do that.  I did so yesterday for a woman who had missed her court date, incurring a $250 FTA fine in addition to the penalties of a 78 in a 55 speeding ticket.  She had filed... Read On

Wake County Domestic Violence Case Dismissed

September 2017

Domestic Violence charge dismissed prior to trial. Read On

$500,000 Settlement for Jogger Running in the Road

August 2016

IN 2016 we settled a personal injury case for a runner who was run over while jogging down a country road in pre-dawn hours. Our client suffered terrible injuries, and had believed that available insurance coverage was limited to $50,000. However, our investigation revealed that the client's own ... Read On