I’ve talked previously about how police officers need to have a reasonable articulable suspicion that a crime is afoot in order to stop a car traveling down North Carolina’s roads – in Raleigh, Cary, Apex, for instance, or in any other part of Wake County.
Assume for a moment that the police officer has a valid [...]
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DWI Stops in Raleigh, Cary and Apex: Phase II Detection
What Constitutes Reasonable Articulable Suspicion to Initiate a DWI Stop?
“Reasonable articulable suspicion” is the standard that an officer must meet in order to stop a vehicle. A officer must have a “reasonable articulable suspicion” that criminal activity is taking place. In this case, that a person is driving while impaired (DWI).
In State v. Battle, the North Carolina Court of Appeals wrote said that a [...]
What Clues Can Lead an Officer to have Cause to Stop a Car in North Carolina?
Most DWI (Driving While Impaired) stops occur when a police officer sees a car that is motion. The officer may notice that the car is weaving, or that the driver is violating some other law: for instance, headlights are not operating, the car runs a red light, or the officer runs the plates and finds [...]
Driving While Impaired Charges are Commonplace
Senator John Kerry's daughter was arrested earlier this week in California on suspicion of drunk driving. I've written elsewhere about North Carolina's Driving While Impaired (DWI) laws and how harsh they can be. As you can see, many people - even sons and daughters of famous people - have been arrested on ...
DWI Checkpoints – Protecting your Rights in Raleigh, Cary, or Apex
Charlotte police officers arrested dozens over the weekend on charges of Driving While Impaired (DWI), also known as driving under the influence (DUI), or simply drunk driving. I've received calls about a Raleigh police checkpoint over this past weekend as well. If you've stopped at a drunk driving checkpoint in Wake County, or surrounding ...