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Do Police Have DWI Arrest Quotas | Charlotte DWI
Arrest Quotas for DWI With all of the press lately about DWI arrests and increase in DWI checkpoints around Charlotte, it is little wonder that people might get the idea that police have mandatory quotas for arrests. Fortunately, there are no quotas. However, police...
At a DWI stop, should I consent to a search?
If an officer asks you if he or she can search your vehicle your answer should always be no. An officer may ask you at any time if they can search you or any of your other property including vehicles but they key is that you have the right to say no. Even if you do...
Standard Field Sobriety Tests
If you have been pulled over and the police officer suspects you are intoxicated he is likely to ask you complete field sobriety testing. Having to complete these tests may be very nerve-wrecking and if you are not legally intoxicated the fear of failing these may be...
Reasons for a Traffic Stop
If you have ever been pulled over by police while driving you may ask yourself why you were pulled over? Sometimes you may know the reason such as you know your registration is expired or you know you were speeding, but other times it may not be so obvious. In order...
Rear-End Accidents
If you are in an automobile accident where you have been rear-ended by another vehicle it is likely that you believe it is the other driver’s fault. When I worked as a police officer and responded to an accident that involved a rear-end collision the car who was...
North Carolina Sentencing and DWI
In North Carolina if someone is convicted of DWI there are six levels of sentencing that s/he could be placed in. The most severe punishment is at an Aggravated Level One and the least severe is a Level Five. The judge will hold a sentencing hearing after a conviction...
DWI while not on Highway
In order to be convicted of DWI in North Carolina one of the elements that the government must prove is that the accused was driving on “any highway, any street, or any public vehicular area within this State.” N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-138.1 The portion which states the...
Traffic Stop for Lack of Signaling
In North Carolina under G.S. 20-154(a) a driver “before starting, stopping or turning from a direct line shall first see that such movement can be made safely…and whenever the operation of any other vehicle may be affected by such movement, shall give a signal as...
Detection of Alcohol Odor and DWI
The odor of alcohol alone is not enough to support a conviction of DWI and is not enough by itself to justify probable cause to arrest. It is not illegal to drive after drinking, it is just illegal to drive while impaired which in North Carolina impairment is a BAC...
DWI while on Horse
In odd news a story was reported today from Florida regarding a drunk man who fled from police. The police received complaints that about an intoxicated man riding around a Florida town and went to investigate. The twist to this story is that the man was not...
