This Garner DUI lawyer would like to comment on a legal issue litigation that is often overlooked — did the police have the right to pull a motorist (who may or may not have been drinking) over in the first place? Now, first and foremost, the law on whether or not the police have the right to pull a motorist… (more…)
This Cary DUI lawyer previously commented on proposed prohibition of DUI checkpoints and technology devices to detect DUI checkpoints. Today I (Cary DUI lawyer) would like to say a few words on the constitutionality of such DUI checkpoints. If you have ever been stopped at a sobriety checkpoint in the Raleigh area, you may have wondered whether law enforcement officers can… (more…)
This Cary DUI lawyer has previously posted about the high rate of DUI arrests in North Carolina and the increase of DUI arrest among women. Now, I would like to say a few words on the discrepency of arrest rates among law enforcement officers. Presumably, every officer faced with the same facts and circumstances would make a similar decision on… (more…)
This Raleigh DUI lawyer has previously posted about some of the limitations of DUI breathalyzer tests and some causes of false-positive results on DUI breathalyzer tests. One of the most frequent questions this Raleigh DUI lawyer hears,however, is “should I blow”? As in if you are pulled over for DUI, should I take the breathalyzer test. The answer to this… (more…)
Raleigh DUI lawyer comments on dashcameras in the context of DUI arrests. Like most police vehicles in the country, the vast majority of police vehicles in the Raleigh area of North Carolina are equipped with dashboard cameras, which can record events taking place directly in front of the vehicle, including, of course, at DUI stop and/or arrest. The quality of… (more…)