Attorney Bill Powers discusses: When Do They Need a Search Warrant in North Carolina? Do I Have Rights? What Are They? Is Consent Required? Are Warrants Always Required? Laws involving Search Warrants are complicated and often fact specific – Bill Powers SEE: The…
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Time Out! What is Probable Cause for NC DWI Cases?
Time Out! What is Probable Cause for NC DWI Cases? If you’ve been in District Court in North Carolina, most likely you’ve heard mention of two relatively recent cases that the Courts have been bantering about. “Have you heard about Townsend? That’s it, there is no such thing as PC…
Developing Legal Theories in North Carolina
Modified Transcript of “Developing Legal Theories in North Carolina” for the Hearing Impaired: The truth is no two cases are exactly alike. There are a lot of armchair quarterbacks out there that may be friends, or family members, or someone that’s had some experience in the legal system, and…
Compelled Blood Draw DWI DUI Charlotte
See Judge Miller’s Administrate Order: Magistrate Videoconferencing North Carolina General Statute NCGS 20-16.2 “Implied Consent to Chemical Analysis” sets forth some of the different protocols we follow in North Carolina in obtaining a Blood Alcohol Content BAC and/or an BrAC or “Breath Alcohol Content” and reads in relevant part:…