Carolina Criminal & DUI Lawyer BlogModified Transcription of “Charlotte Jury Trial Attorney” for the Hearing Impaired:
People ask me what I do for a living, and my first response is, I help people.
I help people charged with serious crimes, but it’s not limited to a particular type.
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Can you be convicted of dui without alcohol in your system in north carolina
Modified Transcript of “Can you be convicted of dui without alcohol in your system in north carolina” for the Hearing Impaired:
So often times, when we think about the culture of driving while impaired, in other states driving under the influence or driving while intoxicated, it always has this connotation of being alcohol related, and that is no longer the case.
Frankly, it’s never been completely the case, but the incidence of non-alcohol related impaired driving over the last, I’ll say 5, 6, 7 years, has changed the complete landscape as to how we deal with these, and what law enforcement officers look for when prosecuting people.
Are Miranda Rights Required?
Modified Transcript of “Are Miranda Rights Required?” for the Hearing Impaired:
The single most common statement we hear from clients after the fact, after they’ve been arrested, is, “I wasn’t given my Miranda Rights, and as such, aren’t the charges or the case supposed to be dismissed?”
Upon making an arrest, a law-enforcement officer must:
Reasonable Doubt in Charlotte
Reasonable Doubt A reasonable doubt is a doubt based on reason and common sense arising out of some or all of the evidence that has been presented, or lack or insufficiency of the evidence as the case may be. Proof beyond a reasonable doubt is proof that fully satisfies or entirely convinces you of the defendant’s guilt.
Legal Reference Materials: NC Judicial College Jury Instructions Notebook Materials
Modified Transcript of “Reasonable Doubt in Charlotte” for the Hearing Impaired:
Provisional DWI in NC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67Xh_t1Bg9I
It is unlawful for a person less than 21 years old to drive a motor vehicle on a highway or public vehicular area while consuming alcohol or at any time while he has remaining in his body any alcohol or controlled substance previously consumed, but a person less than 21 years old does not violate this section if he drives with a controlled substance in his body which was lawfully obtained and taken in therapeutically appropriate amounts.
Modified Transcript of “Provisional DWI in NC” for the Hearing Impaired NCGS 20-138.3: