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Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Test: Junk Science in NC Courts
If you’re pulled over and investigated for a DWI in Raleigh or anywhere else in Wake County, you’ll likely be asked to perform what’s called the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN)…
North Carolina DWI Checkpoints in the news
One method of securing DWI and other drunk driving arrests used by Raleigh and Wake County police is to set up DWI checkpoints, where the breathalyzer machine typically found only…
Zero tolerance for underage drinking and driving (“Underage DWI”)
Many people in North Carolina are entirely unaware of the State’s harsh law prohibiting the operation of a vehicle after consuming any amount of alcohol by individuals under 21. Under…
Odor of alcohol on a driver’s breath, by itself, not enough to support a DWI conviction
While North Carolina’s DWI statute is quite harsh for drivers in Raleigh and statewide, there is a limit to the State’s ability to prosecute individuals on weak evidence of impairment…
Aiding and Abetting a DWI
One of the most shocking aspects of the North Carolina’s already harsh DWI statute is the provision on aiding and abetting. In North Carolina, you don’t have to be driving…
For a DWI, what does it mean to be “impaired”?
Some states make it a crime to drive a vehicle “under the influence” of an intoxicant (as in a DUI), and in North Carolina it is a crime to drive…
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