If you’ve recently been stopped for a DWI, you’ve probably received dozens – or hundreds – of letters from lawyers, advertising their services and their prices.
No lawyer can guarantee an outcome. Avoid letters where the lawyer promises a result. And just because you pay more for a lawyer doesn’t mean you’ll get a better [...]
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Hiring a Good Raleigh DWI lawyer…
Wake County is Fortunate, No Sheriff Joe Arpaio Here
Wake County is fortunate not to have Sheriff Joe Arpaio. I used to live in Maricopa County, Arizona, which is Arizona’s most populous county and also home to Phoenix. Maricopa County is huge, about as large as the entire state of New Hampshire.
In the “incorporated” areas – Phoenix, Tempe, Glendale, Scottsdale, Mesa and so on [...]
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 [...]
Limited Driving Privileges – Wake County, NC
If you've recently been stopped for a DWI in Raleigh, Apex, or Cary or other parts of Wake County, and you've either refused to take a breathalyzer or blood test or have blown more than a .08, the officer likely confiscated your license. This initial pre-trial revocation lasts for thirty (30) days. At this point you're ...
The Client Interview, What to Expect from a criminal lawyer in Raleigh, Cary, Apex
Most people I deal with have never talked to an attorney before. Or they've never talked to a defense lawyer about a criminal matter. Now they're facing serious accusations - for instance, accusations that they've committed a sexual offense of some sort - or they're facing a Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) charge. And ...
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 ...