by Aaron Lee | Jan 14, 2014 | Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Felony Drug Possession
Generally police must obtain a search warrant before they can legally search someone’s home or search their property. As with most topics in the law there are exceptions to the search warrant requirement. The most common exceptions that police use are the search of...
by Aaron Lee | Jan 14, 2014 | Accidents with Children, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
As some people may or may not be aware, North Carolina passed a law that required law enforcement to immediately arrest teenage drivers for certain traffic infractions. The reason for this law was to expedite the process to have the driver’s license revoked. What...
by Aaron Lee | Jan 14, 2014 | Criminal Defense
Any crime has four basic elements that must be proven before someone can be charged. The elements are 1.) Actus Reus (physical act), 2.) Mens Rea (mental state), 3.) Causation, and 4.) Social Harm. Basically the State must prove that the accused performed a physical...
by Aaron Lee | Jan 10, 2014 | Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Felony DUI
The home is considered to have the highest expectation of privacy in regards to protections granted by the 4th amendment. In order for police to enter or search home they must either have a warrant that has been issued by a magistrate or fit into an exception to the...
by Aaron Lee | Jan 10, 2014 | Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Felony DUI
So maybe you have had a couple drinks with friends and you don’t feel intoxicated while driving to your destination…but then you see blue lights in your rear view mirror. The feeling of panic consumes you and you begin to contemplate what should you do? Will the...
by Aaron Lee | Jan 9, 2014 | Criminal Defense
An important aspect of jury trials are the closing arguments that are presented by attorneys at the conclusion of the trial. This is the part where the attorney must sell their argument to the jury and argue how the evidence presented during trial best comports to...
