Teddy, Meekins & Talbert, P.L.L.C., can provide a broad range of legal services to you, including:

• Requesting a reasonable bond that will allow you to live at home while your criminal case is pending.
• Seeking discovery of all evidence the prosecution plans to use against you.
• Conducting an independent investigation of your case, including exploring any defenses that can be raised on your behalf.
• Filing pretrial motions that seek to have the charges against you dismissed or to exclude from your case any illegally obtained or unduly prejudicial evidence.
• Advising you on the risks and benefits you face if your case goes to trial and, in turn, pursuing the course of action that you wish to take.
• Negotiating with prosecutors for a plea arrangement that will minimize your punishment in exchange for a guilty or no-contest plea.
• Going to trial with a carefully prepared defense strategy that is geared towards making the strongest challenge possible to the prosecution’s case.
• If you are convicted, presenting evidence at your sentencing hearing that is aimed at minimizing the fines, jail time or other consequences you face.
• Pursuing post-conviction relief for you, including appeals, motions for appropriate relief and expungement of past convictions.

Our lawyers are often sought out on the hardest of criminal cases in the hardest of times for the individuals and families involved in the case. We take pride in doing our very best to zealously represent our clients in every case.

Legal Issues Our Criminal Defense Attorney in Rutherfordton Can Help With

Because of our deep background in North Carolina criminal law, the lawyers of Teddy, Meekins & Talbert, P.L.L.C., can handle a broad range of cases, including:

Speeding / Reckless Driving / Traffic Offenses

You need to take any traffic ticket seriously. If you miss your court date, you could be charged with failure to appear. However, you should also think twice before simply admitting guilt and paying your ticket by mail or online. A traffic offense or car accident can add points to your driver’s license record and cause your auto insurance premiums to soar. We can review your case and explore all options for you such as:

• Seeking to have your charge reduced to a lesser traffic offense
• Moving for a Prayer for Judgment Continued (PJC)
• Challenging your ticket based on weaknesses in the State’s evidence.

In most cases, we can represent you in a speeding or other traffic offense case without the need for you to even appear in court.

DWI / Loss Of Driving Privileges

If you are convicted of driving while impaired (DWI) in North Carolina, you can face fines, jail time, seizure of your vehicle and loss of your driver’s license in addition to other consequences. You can also lose your driver’s license if you refuse to consent to a breath or blood test upon your arrest for a suspected DWI.

We are highly experienced DWI defense lawyers at Teddy, Meekins & Talbert, P.L.L.C. We can thoroughly examine your case and pursue the best strategy for you, whether that means entering a plea or challenging the State’s evidence in court.

Also, we can represent you in hearings before the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) with the goal of protecting your driving privileges or obtaining limited driving privileges that will allow you to continue to get to work, school or your children’s daycare.

Drug Offenses / State And Federal Court

Most drug offenses are charged as felonies in state or federal court. The penalty you face depends on the type of drug, the amount involved and whether you have past convictions for drug offenses. We recognize that people can be wrongfully charged with possession, sale, delivery, manufacturing and trafficking drug offenses. We will work hard to protect your rights.

Other Felonies and Misdemeanors

Our criminal defense attorneys can represent clients in a variety of other felony and misdemeanor cases, including:

• Violent crimes
• White collar crimes
• Property crimes
• Hunting, fishing
• Sex crimes
• Theft crimes
• Gun crimes

We also can assist you if you have been charged with a probation violation or if you are challenging a satellite-based monitoring order.

We represent adults in District Court and Superior Court as well as juveniles. We can also help college and high school students who face school disciplinary actions in addition to criminal charges.