A veteran criminal defense attorney has taken office as the first chief public defender for Alexander and Iredell counties. Seth J. Johnson was sworn in by Superior Court Judge Joseph N. Crosswhite in a ceremony at the Iredell County Courthouse in Statesville, says a release published last week by the Office of Indigent Defense Services.
Local leaders paved the way for an office to be established to accommodate public defense attorneys, filling a need that the county attorney said is “critical”…
Jimbo Perry, a lawyer in Kinston, once defended a man responsible for causing a car accident and successfully argued the charge be reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor.
Private attorneys who argue their cases in Mohave Superior Court might need a considerable amount of preparation, a comprehensive understanding of the law, sometimes a little showmanship - and money.