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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…

Posted on Sep 02, 2016
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…

Posted on May 09, 2015
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…

Posted on Dec 15, 2014
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…

Posted on Sep 06, 2014
DUI and Canadian Border Crossings

Many of those charged with a DUI or similar traffic violation know about some of the most common legal consequences for these kinds of convictions. They may know about license…

Posted on Aug 07, 2014
North Carolina DUI Laws and Consequences: Ignition Interlock Devices

One of the various judgments imposed by North Carolina courts in DUI cases involves the use of an ignition interlock device that will help monitor the behaviors of someone previously…

Posted on Aug 04, 2014
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