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North CarolinaFederal Crimes Lawyers in Carteret County, North Carolina

While most criminal offenses are prosecuted in state court, the United States federal courts also have jurisdictions over certain types of criminal offenses.


In the federal courts in and around Carteret County, North Carolina, the prosecuting attorneys with the United States Attorney's Office (USAO) prosecute criminal offenses.


Jurisdiction to prosecute the case within the federal criminal justice system can occur because the crime impacts interstate commerce, the crime occurred on land owned by the federal government or an Indian reservation, or the allegations involve a loss or harm to the federal government.


Criminal defense attorneys in federal court fight serious felony charges, minor federal offenses, petty felony offenses, and infractions.


Cases in the federal criminal justice system can include everything from tax evasion to drug or firearm charges, to civil rights violations.

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James M Lupton

James M Lupton
Wheatly, Wheatley, Weeks & Lupton, P.A.
PO Box 360
Beaufort, NC 28516
Licensed for 32 years, James M Lupton is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of North Carolina School of Law... read more >

J Jefferson Newton

J Jefferson Newton
Wheatly Law Group
710 Cedar St
Beaufort, NC 28516
Licensed for 41 years, J Jefferson Newton is a Personal Injury and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law ... read more >

David L Spence

David L Spence
300 Court House Sq
Beaufort, NC 28516
Licensed for 44 years, David L Spence is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John M Harris

John M Harris
PO Box 712
PO Box 712
Morehead City, NC 28557
Licensed for 43 years, John M Harris is a Residential Real Estate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Norman A. Wiggins School of ... read more >

William Joseph Kennedy III

William Joseph Kennedy III
Cummings & Kennedy Law Firm, PLLC
613 Cedar St
Beaufort, NC 28516
Licensed for 18 years, William Joseph Kennedy III is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >
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National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Founded in 1958, NACDL is the largest organization for criminal defense lawyers fighting to preserve fairness within America's criminal justice system. The organization has more than 10,000 direct members including criminal defense attorneys in private practice, public defenders in state or federal court, U.S. military defense counsel, law professors and judges.


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