Typically, at this point our clients have bonded out of custody, but if at this point, they are not able to afford the bond our Greensboro Felony Attorneys will file a bond motion. On a Felony case, a judge will hear the bond motion and after hearing the evidence from both sides of the case, the judge may increase the felony bond, decrease the felony bond, or keep the bond the same.
After a bond has been set in a North Carolina Felony case, then our Felony Lawyers will have the opportunity to speak with the District Attorney’s Office about the nature of the case, the current charges, and possible defenses to the charges. Felony charges in Guilford County start in District Court. We have had a lot of success resolving Felony charges in District Court for our clients. The advantage of having a Felony case resolved in District Court is that the client is typically only exposed to a Misdemeanor conviction in District Court. Most Felony charges will not result in a Felony Conviction if the case is resolved in District Court.
If the District Attorney assigned the case decides to indict the Felony case to Superior Court, then they will have their file made ready for presentment to the Grand Jury. The Grand Jury is the gate keeper for Felony cases in North Carolina, and they are the group responsible for indicating cases from District Court to Superior Court. The Felony Lawyers at Garrett, Walker, Aycoth & Olson, Attorneys at Law, are extremely familiar with the indictment process, working through cases and preventing indictment, and also helping our clients after their Felony Case have been indicted.
Every North Carolina Felony case is unique, and each case comes down to a number of different factors. Those factors include but aren’t limited to the person’s criminal record, the level of the felony charge, and the facts of the Felony case. Sentences in Superior Court for Felony charges can range anywhere from a PJC, possible Unsupervised Probation, Supervised Probation, to what could be years in prison.