…Habitual impaired driving G.S. 20-138.7(a): Operating a motor vehicle while there is an open container of alcohol in the passenger area and while the driver is consuming or has consumed…
…open. After a brief discussion, defendant closed the door and fled in the vehicle, leading officers on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash. A search of defendant’s hotel…
…bias violated the defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial. We may be opening ourselves up to accusations that we are seeking to extend our moment in the spotlight…
…test. The officer issued the defendant three citations, charging him with DWI, DWLR, expired tags, expired inspection, and an open container violation. (The citation charging DWI and DWLR was signed…
…regarding his opportunity to both open and close the closing arguments to the jury” the court concluded the issue of instructing him regarding his right to open was unpreserved. Slip…
…while telling the victim to open the door. The victim opened the door and exited the vehicle, but then attempted to grab the gun from defendant. After a scuffle defendant…
In State v. Hamilton, No. COA22-847 (N.C. Ct. App. Nov. 21, 2023), the Court of Appeals held the prosecutor’s cross-examination of the defendant about statements he made in open court…
…noticed that the dashboard had toolmarks and other indications that it had been opened. A canine unit was called, which alerted on the car near the dashboard. Officers opened the…
…One of the officers thought he heard someone running inside the house. The officers prepared to force the door open. Hughes then opened the door, telling the officers O’Dell was…
…Sheriff. He claimed that detention officers repeatedly interfered with his rights by refusing to send or deliver his legal mail, by opening his legal mail outside of his presence, and…
