According 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 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...
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Continue ReadingOne of the most common misconceptions in criminal law and procedure is the significance of a police failure to read Miranda rights — the right to remain silent, and right to an attorney — to a suspect or arrestee. Many people believe that if they are arrested for a drunk driving (DWI or DUI) offense (or drug offense, or...
Continue ReadingA video of DWI Lawyer Ben Hiltzheimer discussing your rights during an impaired driving traffic stop in North Carolina: ★★★ Raleigh DWI defense lawyer Ben Hiltzheimer is a criminal defense attorney in Raleigh, North Carolina, who represents individuals charged with DWIs and the full spectrum of misdemeanors and felonies. Contact us for a free, confidential consultation and case evaluation...
Continue ReadingIf you are arrested on suspicion of impaired driving in North Carolina, you have a number of rights that must be honored in order for the State to convict you of a DWI. One important right is your right to have a witness present at various stages of the investigation, including during administration of the breathalyzer test at the...
Continue ReadingIn Raleigh or elsewhere in North Carolina, if you are arrested on suspicion of a DWI, you have rights that must be honored at specific stages of the process. In State v. Knoll, 322 N.C. 535 (1988), the North Carolina Court of Appeals addressed the issue of a DWI defendant’s right to collect evidence in his or her own defense....
Continue ReadingIf you are charged with a DWI in Raleigh or elsewhere in North Carolina and you refuse to submit to a chemical analysis of your breath (in other words, the large breathalyzer machine at the police station — but not the portable unit that some officers carry in their squad cars), you will face revocation of your license for...
Continue ReadingSeveral sections of the North Carolina code address the issue of impaired driving. The statute itself, describing the elements of the DWI offense, reads as follows: § 20‑138.1. Impaired driving. (a) Offense. – A person commits the offense of impaired driving if he drives any vehicle upon any highway, any street, or any public vehicular area within this State:...
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