by Aaron Lee | Oct 31, 2015 | General
With so many drivers on the road, even late at night, what do officers look for to identify potential impaired drivers? First of all, some officers will patrol in areas where there are many places that sell alcoholic beverages. Therefore, they know that there is a...
by Aaron Lee | Oct 29, 2015 | General
DWI has been considered a major public issue for many years now. States have been under a lot of pressure to enact laws to punish and prevent DWIs. The reason for this is made clear in numbers released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Every day,...
by Aaron Lee | Oct 23, 2015 | General
It is hard to believe that the holiday season is upon us, but as always, we are racing toward a new year. With the onset of this period of the year, there are increased opportunity for get togethers and social occasions. Whether it is a Thanksgiving family...
by Aaron Lee | Jun 9, 2015 | General
DWI cases are happening every day in Mecklenburg County. Although laws against DWI are tough, and there is so much publicity about DWI laws and punishment, there are still DWI arrests all the time. Why is this so? There are probably many reasons, but we will look at...
by Aaron Lee | Jun 4, 2015 | General
The North Carolina Court of Appeals, in an unpublished opinion, made some indication that it would not accept the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Test as a standalone indication of impairment that gives probable cause to arrest. The case, State v. Sewell, began when Ms....
by Aaron Lee | Jun 1, 2015 | General
The North Carolina General Assembly has recently changed the brake light law to make two operating brake lamps a requirement to operate a car on the road. Although most people already thought that was the law, it was determined that the old law only required one...