by Aaron Lee | Jul 11, 2013 | General
A new terrorism statute has recently been enacted in North Carolina and will take effect as of December 1, 2012. This new statute was designed to tighten the laws against certain violent acts and categorize them as acts of terrorism. The statute is G.S. 14 – 10.1. A...
by Aaron Lee | Jul 11, 2013 | General
Generally someone is considered to be seized by the police if objectively a person would not feel free to leave. The confusion that sometimes occurs with this topic is that the standard is not whether the particular person believes he is seized, but rather considering...
by Aaron Lee | Jul 11, 2013 | General
The NC State Highway Patrol has charged 12 people in connection with an alcohol related car accident that occurred in February. The accident happened in Johnston County. An 18 year old high school student was killed in the accident. He was a passenger in the vehicle...
by Aaron Lee | Jul 11, 2013 | General
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 be...
by Aaron Lee | Jul 11, 2013 | General
As you may be aware, NY Knicks point guard Jason Kidd was arrested last summer for DUI in New York. Kidd allegedly crashed his SUV into a light pool and was arrested for DUI. Kidd had his first appearance this past week and entered a plea of not guilty. The most...
