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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…
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…
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…
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…
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