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 | Mar 17, 2014 | Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
Police must first have probable cause or reasonable suspicion before they can initiate a traffic stop. Usually the traffic stop is going to be for some type of traffic offense such as speeding, following too closely, failure to yield…etc. In DWI cases the stop may...
by Aaron Lee | Mar 11, 2014 | Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
A new decision has been handed down this week that says holding someone during a traffic stop does not violate the 4th amendment so long as the detention is “de minimis.” So now the legal question that arises is when does a detention exceed the de minimis scope? In...
by Aaron Lee | Feb 4, 2014 | Criminal Defense
When a traffic stop is terminated may vary depending on the circumstances surrounding the individual traffic stop. Most of time a traffic stop is considered terminated once a police officer gives the driver back his license and registration. Most drivers though will...
