A new study suggests that judges in contested elections sentence harsher during election years. No one wants to “appear soft” on crime, and citizens who vote for judges often …
Limited Driving Privileges for Pre-Trial DWIs
Being charged with a DWI usually means an immediate revocation of your driver’s license for 30 days. A pre-trial privilege, summarized below, allows you to drive for the last 20 …
DWIs and Civil License Revocations
The most important thing to remember after being charged with a DWI is to pay the civil revocation fee. Until it is paid, and the time has run, your license …
DWI Sentencing Summaries
DWI sentencing law is complex, and allows Judges a wide berth of punishments to chose from. Below is a summary of the levels of punishments. If you have been charged …
Legal and Illegal Stop and Seizure in Traffic, DWI and Criminal Cases
The analysis of every traffic, DWI and criminal case involving a legal or illegal traffic stop begins with a review of the fourth amendment. The U.S. Constitution’s forth amendment reads: …
Elon Law School Cuts Tuition and Time
Following the trend of law school reevaluations nation wide, Elon Law School is cutting tuition, and shortening its program from the traditional three years to two and half years. What …
Appeals from DMV Hearings (Part One)
The NC DMV acts as Judge, Jury and Prosecutor in their hearings. The only remedy of a negative NC DMV hearing decision is an appeal to the Superior Court division …
Attorneys Thank Greensboro Courthosue
A personal blog from Attorney Chad Garrett… It is no secret that our firm has worked hard to maintain the high quality service to our clients as we faced, as …
Moving Day!!
Garrett, Walker and Aycoth have (almost moved)! We will be operating out of both the old and new offices this week, as we wait on vendors to complete the upgrades …
Deputy Kills Pedestrian While On Duty
An unidentified female was struck and killed early Saturday by a Deputy in is patrol car. The crash reconstruction team is investigating, but police ask for assistance in identifying the …