Geisslercrain Sends Green Packing
This is not a sports story – despite what the title may suggest. Besides, I am so over March Madness. There was a little too much madness and not enough […]
March 20, 2014
Be careful what you wish for . . . Kostick further muddles Knoll analysis
The decades-old state supreme court decision in State v. Knoll, 322 N.C. 535 (1988), dismissing charges against three impaired driving defendants, is confusing. For starters, the Knoll court’s decision hinged […]
March 13, 2014
Attempting to Drive While Impaired
Is it a crime to attempt to drive while impaired? Consider these facts. Suppose a law enforcement officer sees a person stumble to a car outside of a bar, unlock […]
March 6, 2014
Citizen’s Arrest!
You don’t have to attend basic law enforcement training to identify a potential impaired driver. Plenty of folks without police training could roll off a list of tell-tale signs, including […]
February 20, 2014
Driving While Stoned
The New York Times reported earlier this week that driving under the influence of marijuana is significantly less risky than driving with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.08. That’s a good […]
February 10, 2014
No Checkpoint Policy? No Checkpoint Evidence.
Regular and well-publicized checkpoints are an important component of the State’s effort to curtail impaired driving. Checkpoints provide specific as well as general deterrence. A handful of impaired drivers typically […]
February 5, 2014
Presumptive Sentences in DWI Cases
Author’s Note: The opinion discussed below was withdrawn on February 4, 2014 and replaced by an opinion discussed here. How can a sentencing factor found by a judge that […]
January 28, 2014
The Long Arm of the Law is a Bit Longer for DWIs
Local law enforcement officers have a little bit of extra territorial jurisdiction when it comes to investigating impaired driving. That grant of extra territorial jurisdiction (as opposed to extraterritorial jurisdiction, […]
January 16, 2014
The Bill for Driving While Impaired
A DWI conviction will cost you. Let’s take the case of a typical defendant who has never before been charged with or convicted of DWI. I’ll call him Forrest Firsttimer. […]
January 9, 2014
Trial Priority for DWI Cases and Motions to Dismiss
Deep in the statutory woods of the law allowing the seizure of motor vehicles driven by certain impaired drivers is a provision setting trial priority for the underlying criminal charges. […]
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