Straight Talk about DWI
Happy New Year, everyone. A few months ago, I blogged about the continuing phenomenon of impaired driving, the fatalities resulting from crashes involving impaired drivers, and recommendations from experts about […]
November 14, 2019
What’s New in Motor Vehicle World?
Legislation passed this fall allows for more remote license renewals, supports the study of futuristic license plates, exempts drivers and passengers in some open-air autocycles from helmet requirements, and makes […]
October 31, 2019
Reducing Impaired Driving 2.0
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently released this report on fatal motor vehicle crashes in 2018. The number of traffic fatalities nationwide decreased modestly last year as did […]
July 9, 2019
Supreme Court Announces New Exigency Test for Blood Draws from Unconscious DWI Suspects
Late last month, the Supreme Court decided Mitchell v. Wisconsin, 588 U.S. ___ (June 27, 2019), a case in which the petitioner argued that the State of Wisconsin violated the […]
June 5, 2019
Court of Appeals Considers Propriety of Opinion Testimony Based on Crash Scene Investigation
May a law enforcement officer who personally investigates, but does not observe, a vehicle crash testify as to his opinion about who was driving the vehicle? Does the answer depend […]
May 22, 2019
To Prove Aggravating Factors for DWI in Superior Court, State Must Provide Notice
One person convicted of misdemeanor impaired driving may be placed on probation and ordered to complete 24 hours of community service. Another may receive an active sentence of three years’ […]
May 6, 2019
Update on Community Caretaking
The court of appeals just decided another case on the community caretaking doctrine. It’s the fourth published community caretaking case in the last five years, and there have been a […]
April 25, 2019
Revoking Licenses for Failure to Pay: Is Change on the Horizon?
The revocation of driver’s licenses for unpaid court costs and fines has been a hot topic of late. Much of the focus has centered around the spiral of debt that […]
April 15, 2019
Extending Traffic Stops to Wait for Other Officers
May an officer prolong a traffic stop to wait for a second officer to come to the scene? An officer may want another officer present to provide backup, or may […]
February 6, 2019
State v. Shelton Refines Sufficiency Analysis in Drugged Driving Case
The court of appeals decided State v. Shelton, ___ N.C. App. ___ (2019) yesterday, determining that the evidence of the defendant’s impairment was sufficient when he took impairing drugs hours […]
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