by Aaron Lee | May 10, 2013 | DUI & DWI, Felony DUI
Reasonable suspicion to stop a vehicle, in the state of North Carolina, requires an officer to have objective articulable suspicion to initiate the traffic stop; however, it must be more than a mere hunch. Cases can be challenged on such grounds, and while it can be...
by Aaron Lee | May 9, 2013 | DUI & DWI, Felony DUI
In the state of North Carolina, there are two machines that have been approved as admissible in court after registering a breathalyzer-test sample. The first one is the EC/IR II and the other is the Intoxilyzer 5000. Both are used to take the breath sample of a DWI...
by Aaron Lee | Apr 29, 2013 | DUI & DWI, Felony DUI
The one-legged stand is a test that is administered during the field sobriety test, and is used primarily to test balance. During the administration of this exam, the officer should instruct the driver to life one leg off the ground approximately six-inches, pointing...
