Anonymous Tip and Arrest

The North Carolina Court of Appeals found in State v. Harwood how an anonymous tip can amount 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 where an anonymous tip...

How BAC is Measured

When it comes to DWI nearly everyone is familiar with what the limit for your BAC (blood alcohol content) level limit is….08%.  However a curious question is what does that really mean?  We all know the dangers of drinking and driving as it is common knowledge. ...

Supressing Evidence in a DWI case

Generally in any criminal case an attorney while file motions during trial in order to suppress evidence.  There are various reasons evidence may be suppressed depending on each individual case.  Once a motion is filed the judge will make a decision as to whether the...

Police Search of a Vehicle

Generally anytime police perform a search they must have probable cause to do so.  In some cases police must have a warrant but exceptions do exist to the 4th amendment warrant requirement in which police may perform search so long as probable cause exists.  The...

DWI and Intoxilyzer Test Process

If police pull someone over and suspect the driver is intoxicated the officer will ask the driver to complete field sobriety testing. After the field sobriety testing the officer may ask the driver to blow into an alco-sensor to determine what the driver’s BAC (blood...