by Aaron Lee | Jul 10, 2013 | Criminal Defense
The North Carolina Supreme Court recently made a decision the case of State v. Ortiz-Zape, that asked them to decide whether a lab test could be admissible in court if the person who conducted was not available to testify. Ultimately the court decided that someone...
by Aaron Lee | Jun 28, 2013 | Criminal Defense, General
The answer to this question is simply no. 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...
by Aaron Lee | Jun 27, 2013 | Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
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...
by Aaron Lee | Jun 27, 2013 | Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
In order to initiate a traffic stop police must have at minimum reasonable suspicion to believe that a crime is or has been committed. Reasonable suspicion is not a high threshold to meet, however there are situations in which this threshold is not met. A common...
by Aaron Lee | Jun 26, 2013 | Criminal Defense
You have the right to remain silent. My advice is to exercise this right. If police are asking you questions about a crime they believe you committed you do not have to answer any of their questions. Even if you are innocent it is still not advisable to answer any...
by Aaron Lee | Jun 20, 2013 | Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
Each DWI case presents its own issues and a variety of defenses that may be used. Generally there are certain defenses which can be successfully argued to get a DWI charge dismissed. Here I will discuss the defenses which are most commonly and successfully used....
