Short answer, yes.
Pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 20-179(h) the term of imprisonment may be suspended only if a condition of special probation is imposed to require the defendant to abstain from consuming alcohol for at least 90 consecutive days, as …
With beach season round the corner, I am frequently asked, “Can you get a DWI on a golf cart?” The answer is yes, a person can be charged with DWI (Driving While Impaired) while operating a golf cart on a …
When stopping drivers for suspicion of driving while impaired, police officers cannot pull you over at random. Police officers must justify their initial stop, with what is called “articulable and reasonable suspicion.” To develop this police officers look for a …
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Edd K. Roberts III recently attained board certification in Federal Criminal Law. This achievement compliments his State Criminal Law Board Certification achieved in 2010.
Less than for 4% of the approximate 40,0000 attorneys in North Carolina have achieved board certification …
Posted By: Edd Roberts, Roberts Law Office, PA
First posted on: Tenth J.D. Bar Professionalism Newsletter: August 2019
While I never have been one to sing my own praises, I was asked to write an article on “what will be …
Edd Roberts was recently reminded of how good it feels to help others- just in time for the holidays. This December, Roberts, along with many other Raleigh criminal defense lawyers, came together to participate in a Pro-Bono expunction clinic in …
In a recent Appellate Court ruling, State of North Carolina v. Joseph M. Romano No. COA15-940 (2016), the Court gives a clear indication that it is not going to allow law enforcement to cut corners in DWI cases where the defendant’s blood has been taken without a warrant or
We are seeing time and time again the expert witness standard being loosely applied in state trial courts. The Appellate Courts, in reviewing these cases, are sending a clear message to the trial courts that these errors are prejudicial, affect …
In a recent case from our NC Court of Appeals, one of the Judges concurring with the majority wrote a separate opinion where he declared that in order for the Appellate Courts to have sufficient facts to determine whether a …
