by Michelle Sparrow | Oct 16, 2013 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
Many people use alcohol on a regular basis and do so responsibly. However, when celebrating, gathering or drinking with friends, it can be all too easy to drink too much and end up with a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit on an Intoxilyzer test. It’s... by Michelle Sparrow | Dec 5, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
North Carolina state law is clear: It is a crime to sell alcoholic beverages to anyone under the age of 21. Not only that, it is a crime for anyone under 21 to purchase liquor. Why is it, then, that 13 percent of the state’s youth told researchers they were able... by Michelle Sparrow | Dec 29, 2010 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
The American Beverage Institute, a restaurant trade association that supports responsible on-premise alcohol consumption, is asking states to stop using sobriety checkpoints as a way to stop drunk drivers. Citing a low number of DWI arrests at checkpoints compared...