On today’s episode Jake explores the minutiae of North Carolina’s DWI sentencing statute, N.C.G.S. § 20-179. Having previously done a deep dive on the big picture of § 20-179 on Episodes 31-33, Jake looks at the less frequently cited sections of NC’s DWI sentencing framework.
Highlights:
• Learn the strict criteria required for a judge to impose supervised probation on a level 3, 4 or 5 sentence.
• Discover when a driver’s high speed can be used as an aggravating factor in a DWI sentence and strategies for avoiding multiple license suspensions for your client.
• Uncover the State’s notice requirement for GAFs and AFs in Superior Court and how to use lack of notice to your tactical advantage.
