by Aaron Lee | Aug 15, 2013 | Criminal Defense, General
In the United States there are two major court systems, the federal and the state courts. But what is the difference between the two? Federal courts are established by the United States government and largely handle disputes regarding the Constitution or federal...
by Aaron Lee | Aug 14, 2013 | DUI & DWI, Felony DUI, General
A man from Asheville, NC has just been sentenced to seven years in prison for receiving his seventeenth DWI. This is an astonishing amount of DWIs. The average person may receive one DWI in their lifetime. But for this 55-year-old defendant, he has far surpassed that...
by Aaron Lee | Aug 2, 2013 | DUI & DWI, General
Those of us operate a vehicle on the road know it is illegal to do so while impaired from consuming too much alcohol. It is just as illegal to operate a vehicle while under the influence of drugs. If you are impaired under either you may be stopped and charged with...
by Aaron Lee | Aug 2, 2013 | Criminal Defense, General
The North Carolina legislature recently agreed on a budget that is expected to be approved and signed by Governor McCrory. One change in the budget that will affect attorneys and defendants is the re-classification of certain misdemeanors. Anyone who is facing a...
by Aaron Lee | Aug 1, 2013 | General
There has been a lot of discussion among law makers in North Carolina about toughening up our state’s DWI laws. The opinions are split as to how tough North Carolina’s DWI laws are already. One side of the argument is that those who drive intoxicated need to face...
by Aaron Lee | Aug 1, 2013 | General
I have done a few blogs here regarding various search and seizure issues, and this week a new topic within this subject arose in North Carolina regarding drug dog “sniffs” during a traffic stop. A new decision has been handed down this week that says holding someone...
