by Michelle Sparrow | May 19, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
A state court judge has blocked enforcement of a Chapel Hill municipal ordinance prohibiting all use of cell phones by motorists while driving. Under the ordinance, cellphone use would have officially become a traffic violation on June 1. The law would have... by Michelle Sparrow | Apr 1, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
In our March 21 post, we discussed a cellphone ban proposed by the Chapel Hill Town Council. The council had scheduled a vote for March 26 after deadlocking. This past week, the council adopted the proposal: Handheld or hands-free use of a cellphone while driving will... by Michelle Sparrow | Mar 21, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
The vote deadlocked last week, but the Chapel Hill Town Council expects the matter to be resolved at next Monday’s meeting. The question is whether the town should adopt a proposed ordinance to ban the use of cellphones — handheld or hands-free —...