What Kinds of Crimes are Misdemeanors?
Common North Carolina misdemeanors include minor drug possession, drug paraphernalia possession, assaults, stalking, certain traffic offenses, threats, and Driving While Impaired (DWI) offenses. Since Driving While Impaired (DWI/DUI) offenses are special kinds of misdemeanors, click here to read about DWIs. In addition, Domestic Violence cases – which can include assaults, communicating threats, or similar kinds of accusations – are handled in a special courtroom dedicated to Domestic Violence (DV) cases. In Wake County, that courtroom is currently room 4A.