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Implied Consent Rights Only Fully Apply if You Speak English
For the English-speaking public, North Carolina state law requires that law enforcement officers read certain rights to DWI suspects orally, and provide those same rights in writing, before the individual…
Warrant Required for Blood Draw from Unconscious DWI Suspect
Until this year, North Carolina law permitted the taking of a blood sample from an unconscious DWI suspect under the apparent rationale that, by the simple fact of being rendered…
Expert Foundation Still Required for HGN Testimony
According to the North Carolina Rules of Evidence, Rule 702, a witness properly qualified as an expert may only testify as to matters deemed to be outside of the domain…
Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN): More Junk Science
Bullet lead analysis, hair and fiber analysis, and now the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test has been added to the growing list of police practices masquerading as “science,” that have…
Heien v. North Carolina: The End of the Fourth Amendment
As we all know, “ignorance of the law is no excuse” for breaking it. Didn’t know the speed limit? That’s no excuse, and you can bet you’ll be prosecuted for…
Flawed police procedures result in two more tragic wrongful convictions, overturned over three decades later by DNA
Two mentally disabled North Carolina men were finally exonerated this week, after being wrongfully convicted over three decades ago as a result of flawed police interrogation techniques. From the NY…
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