A Domestic Violence Protective Order (DVPO) is usually referred to in North Carolina as a 50B Order. The 50B stands for the Chapter of the North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS) that lays out the legal requirements of a 50B order and the relief that a person can get from such an order. First, what is…
Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking tools such as MySpace, Tumblr, and so forth have made interaction on the web much easier. For a while generation of people, the web is a way to interact with friends, family and acquaintances. People can post pictures, make comments, make status updates, comment on each others “walls”. Often…
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) evaluated a variety of field sobriety tests to determine which ones were scientifically accurate. NHTSA identified the Southern California Research Institute as the center to conduct a thorough testing of the various field sobriety tests to determine which ones had the…
North Carolina’s DWI statute – NCGS 20-138.1 – provides the State with three possibilities in convicting a person of Driving While Impaired in North Carolina. The State can either convict the person upon a showing that the person had a .08 or above Blood Alcohol Concentration at a relevant time after driving, that the person…
Calendaring is the process by which a case is set for a hearing or trial. Calendaring is crucial to the overall outcome of the case because if one party controls the calendar, that party may be able to speed up or slow down the case to that party’s advantage. In civil cases in North Carolina,…
As in all states, it is illegal in North Carolina to obtain a controlled substance by fraud. North Carolina’s General Statutes (NCGS 90-108(a)(10) defines the act, thusly: “To acquire or obtain possession of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, or subterfuge;” If the person has done this intentionally, NCGS 90-108(b) defines the act…
Paris Hilton was arrested this weekend for allegedly possessing .8 grams of cocaine. That would be felony possession in North Carolina. Paris could’ve saved herself some grief, however, by not saying anything. Had she kept quiet – and been polite to police – she would’ve prevented the police from collecting any additional evidence – i.e.,…
As the term is generally used in common day language, there is no difference between a lawyer or attorney. The terms are interchangeable, and mean the same thing. But the Associated Press Stylebook says that: A generic term for all members of the bar. An attorney is someone legally appointed or empowered to act for…
If you’ve been stopped for a DWI or Drunk Driving offense, there are several important steps you can take to help yourself immediately. Call (919) 352-9411 to talk to a professional DWI lawyer in Raleigh. First, you may be able to get limited driving privileges as soon as 10 days after your arrest. Your DWI lawyer…
The Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test – also known as the eye test or finger test – is considered the most reliable of the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests conducted on the roadside to determine whether a driver is impaired. If you’ve been stopped for a DWI in North Carolina, call (919) 352-9411. The HGN is not a…