NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATION A HOPE FOR THOSE FACING FELONY CHARGES
Individuals with felony charges on their record or now serving time for such a conviction in North Carolina may have greater incentive to on the straight and narrow. A North Carolina bill to allow a judge to expunge certain nonviolent offenses has overwhelmingly passed the state Senate. The bill passed July 2 in the Senate without debate and at last word was on its way to the governor’s office for apparent signature. The bill, which may offer hope for those wrestling with con