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Notice of Implied Consent Rights: West Coast Edition

Two earlier posts (here and here) explore whether North Carolina’s implied consent statutes or the U.S. Constitution require that notice of implied consent rights be provided in language that a person speaks or understands.  As those posts report, the answer is unclear. There are no North Carolina appellate court decisions on point and courts in … Read more

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Providing Notice of Implied Consent Rights to a Deaf Defendant

Several earlier posts address the requirement that a defendant be notified of statutory rights related to implied consent testing before being requested to submit to a test of his breath, blood or other bodily fluid.  Posts here and here address whether notification of those rights must be provided in language that the defendant understands.  A … Read more