by Aaron Lee | Apr 10, 2014 | Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
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...
by Aaron Lee | Mar 19, 2014 | Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
As long as a police officer has reasonable suspicion to believe a crime is being committed her or she may stop a vehicle in North Carolina. The exact circumstances that amount to reasonable suspicion can sometimes be gray area. In North Carolina the case law is...
by Aaron Lee | Jan 16, 2014 | Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Felony Drug Possession
The answer is, as it oftentimes is with the law, it depends. If a driver is delayed at a green light in North Carolina, this appears to be an extremely fact specific inquiry. When initiating a traffic stop, police simply need reasonable suspicion, and courts will...
by Aaron Lee | Jan 7, 2014 | Criminal Defense
On 7/3/2012 the NC Court of Appeals reversed the decision of State v. Harwood regarding an anonymous tip amounting to reasonable suspicion for the police to make a seizure. In the original decision it was held that police were justified in handcuffing a Defendant...
by Aaron Lee | Dec 11, 2013 | Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
As an officer begins to follow a vehicle, there are a number of erratic or abnormal behaviors that will tip the officer off that the driver has been driving while intoxicated. The most common of these is to determine if the vehicle is swerving or crossing over the...
