Teddy's North Carolina DWI Trial Notebook

PHASE I — VEHICLE IN MOTION (VEHICLE STOPS)
1.  Was There a Seizure?
2.  The Lawfulness of the Stop
3.  Checkpoints
Appendix 1:  State v. Rose
Appendix 2:  N.C.G.S. § 20-16.3

PHASE II — PROBABLE CAUSE
1.  Extension of Detention
2.  "Post-Stop Cues" & Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFST's)
3.  Arrest After a Collision
4.  No Probable Cause for DWI, BUT there is Probable Cause of Another Offense
Appendix 1:  Sample Motion to Suppress Arrest
Appendix 2:  District Court Preliminary Indication to Grant Defendant's Motion
Appendix 3:  Superior Court Order Affirming District Court

PHASE III — PRE-ARREST SCREENING
1.  The Three Standardized Field Sobriety Tests
2.  Preliminary Breath Testing - BRAC Breath Alcohol Content
3.  Challenging the Probable Cause to Arrest
4.  Challenging the SFST's at Trial
Appendix 1:  N.C.G.S. § 20-16.3
Appendix 2:  N.C.G.S. § 20-16.3A
Appendix 3:  Rule 702
Appendix 4:  North Carolina Administrative Code 10A NCAC 41B .0502
Appendix 5:  North Carolina Administrative Code 10a NCAC 41B .0503

PHASE IV — PROVING BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION
1.  Proving Blood Alcohol Concentration
2.  Foundation for Blood Test
3.  Retrograde Extrapolation
Appendix 1:  N.C.G.S. § 20-16.2
Appendix 2:  North Carolina Administrative Code 10A NCAC 41B.0101
Appendix 3:  North Carolina Administrative Code 10A NCAC 41B.0322
Appendix 4:  North Carolina Administrative Code 10A NCAC 41B.0313
Appendix 5:  North Carolina Administrative Code 10A NCAC 41B.0323
Appendix 6:  Retrograde Extrapolation of Alcohol Concentrations
Appendix 7:  Conversion of Plasma or Serum Alcohol to Whole Blood Alcohol (milligrams)
Appendix 8:  Conversion of Plasma or Serum Alcohol to Whole Blood Alcohol (grams/percent)
Appendix 9:  Conversion Medical Examiner's Whole Blood Alcohol Value of an SBI value
Appendix 10:  MATA v. THE STATE OF TEXAS

PHASE V — PROVING DRUG IMPAIRMENT
1.  Drug Recognition Experts
2.  Challenging the Opinions of the Drug Recognition Expert
Appendix 1:  DRE Drug Matrix Chart
Appendix 2:  DRE Student manual pages – 12 Steps
Appendix 3:  Brightful opinion

PHASE VI — SENTENCING
1.  Sentencing Procedure in District Court
2.  Sentencing Procedure in Superior Court
Appendix 1:  N.C.G.S. § 20-179
Appendix 2:  Sentencing Chart
Appendix 3:  NC Ignition Interlock and SCRAM Providers