by Michelle Sparrow | Dec 22, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
A “Booze It & Lose It” enforcement effort over the holidays could put some motorists’ licenses at risk. North Carolina’s Department of Transportation says its intention in launching the campaign is to reduce the number of driving while... by Michelle Sparrow | Dec 17, 2012 | Criminal Defense, Criminal Law Blog
North Carolina legislators are gearing up for the beginning of the General Assembly’s next session. On Jan. 30, lawmakers will gather with a clean slate before them — well, relatively clean. While any bills left pending at the end of the 2012 session... by Michelle Sparrow | Dec 1, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
Both the U.S. and the North Carolina constitutions prohibit unreasonable searches or seizures, right? And we know that police in Raleigh and everywhere else have to suspect that a driver is intoxicated before going ahead with field sobriety tests, especially... by Michelle Sparrow | Nov 29, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
Police employ a number of methods when working to enforce vehicle laws. Both standard patrols and mandatory checkpoints are means with which officers keep watch over motorists, sometimes requiring a traffic stop of unsuspecting drivers, even if their driving has been... by Michelle Sparrow | Nov 10, 2012 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
While law enforcement officers have many ways of charging someone with DWI in North Carolina, there are also many defenses to the charge. One of the defenses was used in a criminal case against the former chief executive of the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority,...