by Aaron Lee | Feb 3, 2014 | DUI & DWI
If police pull someone over and suspect the driver is intoxicated the officer will ask the driver to complete field sobriety testing. After the field sobriety testing the officer may ask the driver to blow into an alco-sensor to determine what the driver’s BAC (blood...
by Aaron Lee | Jan 31, 2014 | DUI & DWI
Law enforcement officers have jurisdiction generally only in the area they are employed, such as city officer have jurisdiction in the city they work in and state patrol officers have jurisdiction around the state. North Carolina statute 15A-402 sets out the rules of...
by Aaron Lee | Jan 30, 2014 | Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Felony DUI
In North Carolina if someone is convicted of DWI there are six levels of sentencing that he could be placed in. The most severe punishment is at an Aggravated Level One and the least severe is a Level Five. The judge will hold a sentencing hearing after a conviction...
by Aaron Lee | Jan 24, 2014 | Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Felony DUI
A conviction for DWI has serious consequence for anyone but if you are under the age of 21 some of the consequences may be longer lasting. North Carolina does not allow any tolerance for those under the age of 21 to consume any amount of alcohol and drive. Therefore...
by Aaron Lee | Jan 24, 2014 | Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Felony DUI
One of the basic rights guaranteed to us by the United State’s Constitution is to be protected from “unreasonable searches and seizures” under the Fourth Amendment. This Amendment is included in the Bill of Rights, meaning that it was an original...
