by Aaron Lee | Jul 11, 2013 | General
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg police department set up a DWI checkpoint over the weekend in northeast Charlotte. The checkpoint was specifically located on Sharon Amity Road and started at 11 p.m. and ran up until 3 a.m. on September 21st. Specifically out of 11 arrests...
by Aaron Lee | Jul 11, 2013 | General
Yes. The police may arrest you even though you have a BAC of less than .08. When police decide to make an arrest for DWI they do so as a result of the evidence they have that you are driving impaired. Police make this determination by administering field sobriety...
by Aaron Lee | Jul 11, 2013 | General
It is common knowledge that someone may be charged with DWI if he or she is driving a vehicle while impaired. It is possible to be charged with a DWI, however, without ever driving the vehicle. At first glance you are probably wondering how that even works if you...
by Aaron Lee | Jul 11, 2013 | General
Following a DWI conviction, if the BAC was 0.15 or greater, the DMV will require the driver to install what’s called the Ignition Interlock device. See our previous blog here https://www.mecklenburgdwi.com/jaguars-wr-blackmon-pleads-not-guilty-to-dui/ for more...
by Aaron Lee | Jul 11, 2013 | General
The law regarding search and seizure issues is all across the board and this week a new topic within this subject arose in North Carolina regarding drug dog “sniffs” during a traffic stop. A new decision has been handed down this week that says holding someone during...
by Aaron Lee | Jul 11, 2013 | General
Weaving in and out of lanes on the road is perhaps the most common reason to be pulled over by police. The real question is what kind of weaving should one be stopped by police for? The law in North Carolina has been a little hazy on this subject and with the new...
