Practicing Law For Nearly 40 Years, And Always Offering A Free Initial Consultation
Blood or breath alcohol concentration (BAC) is what a breathalyzer measures when the police stop you with reasonable suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or other drugs. In North Carolina, you are legally drunk when your BAC is 0.08 or higher, and...
Driving while intoxicated (DWI) charges can cost someone their license and damage their reputation. Judges can also sentence someone to jail time and compel them to pay large fines after a DWI conviction. Some people go to great lengths to avoid DWI charges, such as...
A DWI conviction can have consequences in all aspects of your life. Losing your driving license alone may affect your ability to work. It’s likely to impact your career, relationships and even your liberty. When you are facing your third DWI conviction, you know that...
When most people are arrested, they’re panicked, in a state of disbelief or otherwise not focused on whether officers are reciting their Miranda rights. These rights, which many people can recite by heart simply from years of watching TV crime shows, are an overview...
Anyone who’s had a couple of drinks and then sees the flashing lights of a police vehicle behind them knows what an uneasy feeling it causes. Some may wonder when police officers can conduct traffic stops for possible driving while intoxicated or DWI. To initiate a...
Many of us have a friend who cannot hold their liquor. Even if this isn’t the case, the majority of us have been put in uncomfortable situations with a drunken individual on a night out. Often, these scenarios are trivial and easily resolved. The staff in nightclubs...
If the police charge you with drunk driving, they will probably base the charge on the findings of a Breathalyzer test. If they can show you tested over the limit, it is much more likely that a court will uphold the charge than if it is merely based on the officer’s...
Those accused of driving while intoxicated (DWI) offenses in North Carolina have to worry about substantial penalties. After a conviction or a guilty plea, a driver facing a DWI charge could end up in jail, subject to community service requirements, bound by probation...
People who are pulled over for the suspicion of impairment aren’t always intoxicated due to alcohol. It’s also possible that some individuals might have used drugs -- and the widespread use of marijuana can be problematic when trying to determine if a driver is...
If you are pulled over for suspected drunk driving, more than likely the police will do three things: try to smell alcohol on your breath, have you perform a field sobriety test and have you take a breathalyzer test. U.S. police departments have used breathalyzers,...