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Confrontation Clause and DWI Cases – Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts

For years North Carolina, like many states, permitted the State to introduce the results of a DWI defendant’s breath test. That meant that the Defendant’s attorney would have no opportunity to question the breath analyst on the stand about the procedure used, whether the breath analyst was certified at the time the test was [...]

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Have a DWI charge? Watch your Facebook posts!

If you’ve been charged with a Raleigh DWI, you certainly want to watch any internet postings you make on places such as Facebook, MySpace, or on blogs you might have. Why?
Because prosecutors and police can search for comments you’ve made as easily as anyone else. And sometimes those comments can get you into [...]

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Drunk driving! Is a golf cart considered a vehicle?

Out of Nebraska comes tragic news of Kim McIllece, a woman who is accused of driving a golf cart while drunk. When McIllece couldn’t avoid a culvert, the cart flipped over and killed a passenger, her friend Debi Deines. Her lawyer argues that Nebraska DUI and drunk driving laws shouldn’t apply to McIllece because a golf…

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