by Aaron Lee | Jul 11, 2013 | General
On 7/3/2012 the NC Court of Appeals reversed the decision of State v. Harwood regarding an anonymous tip amounting to reasonable suspicion for the police to make a seizure. In the original decision it was held that police were justified in handcuffing a Defendant...
by Aaron Lee | Jul 11, 2013 | General
Yes , if you are charged with DWI your license will be revoked. In North Carolina if you are charged with a DWI you will automatically lose your driver’s license for a period of 30 days at minimum, called the civil revocation. If this is your first offense, however,...
by Aaron Lee | Jul 11, 2013 | General
Do not believe that the only option available for you after receiving a traffic citation is what the police officer advises. A police officer is not an attorney and thus is not really qualified to give you legal advice. While the officer may be trying to give you...
by Aaron Lee | Jul 10, 2013 | DUI & DWI, General
Facing a DWI charge is scary enough, but if you are have been previously convicted of DWI and are facing another DWI charge the consequences at stake are greater. North Carolina has some of the toughest DWI laws in the nation and as a result multiple DWI convictions...
by Aaron Lee | Jul 10, 2013 | Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, General
The North Carolina Supreme Court recently made a decision the case of State v. Ortiz-Zape, that asked them to decide whether a lab test could be admissible in court if the person who conducted was not available to testify. Ultimately the court decided that someone...
by Aaron Lee | Jul 9, 2013 | DUI & DWI, General, News
Over the holiday weekend several DWI checkpoints were set up across the state of North Carolina. The initial numbers of arrests during those checkpoints are just now starting to be reported. The Jacksonville Police Department recently released how many arrests they...
