In North Carolina the alcohol concentration evidence in DWI cases, is only prima facie evidence that one was impaired while driving. It does not create a legal presumption that (automatically) requires the fact finder to find guilt (State v. Simmons, 698 S.E.2d 95 (2010) citing State v. Narron,
Opinion testimony by the arresting officer that asthma has no effect on a person’s ability to provide a sufficient breath sample was admitted over defendant’s objection by the Judge in the defendant’s jury trial. Additional evidence offered without objection was that the defendant’s inability to provide a breath
No more is safe driving and having the vehicle you are driving in proper working order enough to avoid being stopped. If you are driving a vehicle where the registered owner is revoked, law enforcement can pull you over under new law. The NC Court of Appeals in
Being noticeable nervous is not justification on its own to detain somebody according to a recent ruling from the NC Court of Appeals. The case in question, involved the stop of a vehicle based on the defendant’s weaving in his lane of travel and suspicion of driving while
The DWI laws in North Carolina continue to get tougher and more friendly to the government. In a recent case, where a Magistrate was found to have violated the defendant’s rights by setting a secured bond on a DWI charge without making necessary findings to support setting the
