Beer Batter Defense Fishy A 75-year-old Wisconsin man has come up with a whopper of a DWI defense. It was the fried fish. Yah, not so much. In the South, we’d say, “That dog won’t hunt.” If you’re a cheesehead from Wisconsin, that means the same thing as “Malarkey.” There…
Monitech Ignition Interlock Monitoring, also known as the IID Ignition Interlock Device or the “Blow-and-Go” is sometimes mandated as a condition for operating a motor vehicle in North Carolina. The purposes of “monitoring” include: Preventing an operator from STARTING a car if the Blow-and-Go detects the presence of alcohol…
The North Carolina Ignition Interlock Device (IID), sometimes referred to as the “Blow-and-Go,” may be required in certain DUI DWI Impaired Driving Offenses NCGS 20-179.3 and Conditions of Restoration following a Department of Transportation / Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Hearing. Monitech is one of three companies authorized by the State of…
Bill Powers, Vice President of Communications for the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, invites you to Mountain Magic 2014. “NCAJ does an absolutely fabulous job with Continuing Legal Education. Mountain Magic 2014 promises to be an engaging opportunity to learn and for lawyers throughout the state to network, to socialize…
DUI Expert Testimony in North Carolina Attorneys Bill Powers & Mike Daisley, hosts of NC LAW TALK in the program entitled DUI Expert Testimony in North Carolina, discuss the public policy considerations of Rule 702 “Expert Testimony” involving technical, scientific and medico-legal issues in North Carolina DUI DWI Impaired Driving…
NC LAW TALK – EPISODE 1 – DUI DWI in North Carolina Thank you for watching NC LAW TALK – Episode 1 – DUI DWI in North Carolina. If you have topics of interest, feel free to email Bill Powers at Bill@PowMac.com. For other areas of interest, check out www.PowersMcCartan.com…
What is Reasonable Suspicion to Stop a Vehicle in North Carolina? The North Carolina Supreme Court recently penned an opinion regarding the legal basis for “stopping” a vehicle suspected of impaired driving. It is an interesting opinion more for the legal issue(s) not addressed, than those cited as a basis…
North Carolina lawyers tipped their caps to Bill Powers as one of the state’s 2013 “Legal Elite” in the Criminal Defense category. Considered among the best by his peers in voting tabulated by Business North Carolina magazine, Mr. Powers is one of the founding partners of Powers Law Firm PA.…
License Checking Stations in North Carolina are popular with law enforcement, especially DWI Task Force units and Drug Recognition Experts. DUI checkpoints have for decades been a valuable federal funding source through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Incentive Grant Program. Whether in a large city such as Charlotte or Greensboro,…