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What to d regarding a pending charge for a terminally ill brain cancer patient?

I am writing on behalf of my father-in-law. He has stage 4 brain cancer, Glioblastoma, and is on a steady decline at this point. About a month ago while he was still legally able to drive, he was in an accident where he hit a median on the road. No other parties were hurt in this accident but he received a

Asked on October 24, 2018 under General Practice, North Carolina

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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 5 years ago | Contributor

Contact the Legal Services Corporation for North Carolina: https://www.lsc.gov/north-carolina. The provide free legal assistance in many (but not all) situations and may be able to help; if they can, I can tell you from being on the other side of them in many cases in NJ, that their lawyers tend to be good. Even if they can't represent him (they have limitations on how many cases they can take), they may be able to either 1) call the prosecutor for you, and get him to drop the charges (if they have someone there who knows the prosecutor, that will help); or 2) may be able to refer you to some other group or agency that could help. If that doesn't work, contact your state bar association, explain the situation, and ask if they have a referral list to lawyers doing pro bono (volunteer) work, who may be able to help.


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