by Aaron Lee | Dec 30, 2013 | Criminal Defense, Drug Crimes and Controlled Substances Defense, DUI & DWI
A popular question that often comes when discussing probable cause for a traffic stop is can a police officer stop someone based only on a visual estimate of their speed? In the Fourth Circuit that question appeared to be answered in the case of United States v....
by Aaron Lee | Dec 30, 2013 | Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Felony DUI
Implied Consent laws in North Carolina do require that anyone is suspected of driving while intoxicated must submit to chemical testing. Most of the time this is completed at the police station after an arrest has taken place. Police will set up the breathalyzer...
by Aaron Lee | Dec 29, 2013 | Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Felony DUI
In addition to severe criminal penalties that result from a DWI conviction separate expensive civil penalties may also result. Someone who is injured or has a family member who is killed as the result of a drunk driver may sue in civil court under a tort law. Not...
by Aaron Lee | Dec 20, 2013 | Criminal Defense, Drug Crimes and Controlled Substances Defense, Pedestrian Accidents
The very entry of law enforcement officers into a private residence is a search under the Fourth Amendment as seen in State v. Barnes where the court held that an intrusion into a home is a search under the Fourth Amendment because “physical entry of a home is the...
by Aaron Lee | Dec 19, 2013 | Car Accidents, DUI & DWI, Motorcycle Accidents
A man who was operating a motorcycle last week is now facing a DWI charge after he caused an accident. The accident occurred in Greensboro, NC on I-40. The accident happened after the motorcycle crashed into a bus that was trying to merge onto I-40 around 8 pm. There...
