If you’re keeping tabs at home, there was yet another unconstitutional DWI checkpoint (roadblock) executed in Raleigh on January 31, 2014, at Glenwood Avenue and St. Marys Street. Forty-three of your tax-funded law enforcement officers were not fighting violent crimes that evening while they were arresting citizens on their way home from dinner. And, as they like to do,...
Continue ReadingMany drivers in North Carolina are shocked when their vehicle is seized by the state following an arrest (not conviction) for Driving While Impaired (DWI). But, it turns out, the state legislature has made vehicles subject to seizure in any case in which the driver is arrested for DWI while either driving while his or her license is already...
Continue ReadingLet me preface this post with a disclaimer: This should not be treated as legal advice. All cases are different, and this information may not apply in your case. State laws are also different, and I currently only practice law in North Carolina. Finally, there is clearly no single answer to the question of what one “should” do that...
Continue ReadingNo one is safe from the long arm of the various Wake County law enforcement agencies. Here are the date and locations of the latest DWI (“sobriety”) checkpoints in Wake County: Monday, Dec. 30, 2013: SW Maynard and Kildaire Farm Rd. Friday, Dec. 27, 2013: St. Mary’s St. and W Peace St. Be careful out there, and remember that...
Continue ReadingAccording to the News Observer, there is a new “DWI Squad” operating in Raleigh as a subset of the Raleigh Police Department, comprised of a “squad of officers whose sole purpose is to detect and arrest impaired drivers in the city, particularly downtown.” The new task force is funded with federal tax dollars, in the form of a federal...
Continue ReadingAccording to the News Observer, the Raleigh Police Department arrested another 23 individuals at a checkpoint over the weekend in the early morning hours of December 21, 2013. If you’ve been charged with drunk driving at a Wake County checkpoint, you should call a lawyer immediately. The United States Supreme Court has made clear that DUI/DWI checkpoints...
Continue ReadingThe Hiltzheimer Firm’s founding attorney Ben Hiltzheimer received notice that he has been nominated for Avvo’s Clients’ Choice Award for the year 2013, for receiving 5 or more 4 or 5-star reviews from clients in 2013. ★★★ Raleigh DWI lawyer Ben Hiltzheimer is a criminal defense attorney in Raleigh, North Carolina, who represents individuals charged with DWIs and the...
Continue ReadingFrom a recent client of The Hiltzheimer Firm: “★★★★★” “I recently received a Driving while license revoked charge, Mr. Hiltzheimer worked months at a time until my case was dismissed, If you need a very good lawyer HE IS YOUR GUY!” ★★★ Raleigh DWI lawyer Ben Hiltzheimer is a criminal defense attorney in Raleigh, North Carolina, who represents individuals...
Continue ReadingWake County, North Carolina is notorious for its DWI checkpoints. Recently, checkpoints have been stationed at the following locations: – Cary, NC at Chapel Hill Road and NE Maynard Road on November 22, 2013 – Raleigh, NC at Six Forks Road and I-440, on November 8, 2013 – Raleigh, NC in the Lake Park Area, on October 5, 2013...
Continue ReadingIf there is a better attorney in Wake County, then I have yet to meet him ★★★★★ Ben is a superlative attorney. Ben has a proven track record, excellent work ethic, sound legal instinct, and takes a genuine interest in not only your case, but your life. For the service you’ll get his rate is phenomenal, and the level...
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