koolking1701
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? North Carolina.. Operating a motorcycle. Bike broke down on interstate. Used cell phone to call AAA. It was about 9;05 pm. AAA arived at 9:35 pm. Trooper stopped to see if asistance was needed. Told him we had it covered and he began walking back to his cruiser. He walked back up to me and asked if I had been drinking. I said 2 mixed drinks. He asked how long ago. I said last one was about 2 hours ago. He handcuffed me, put me in his car, and told me to blow into alco-sensor. He did no field sobriety test. I aske dthe result of test. his said .20 (and then said that can't be right"). Took me to take intoxilizer. I asked to be aloowed to take my dentures out before I blew (I wear denture pads that are absorbant. Operator said it would not effect results. I was handcuffed so I could not take them out. I blew .13 twice. I then asked for a blood test. He informed me that I did not wan to do that. Said blood test usually come back significantly higher that breath test. There was a place on the consent form for me to sign. I could not sign because I was still cuffed. The wrote "cuffed" in the space I was supposed to sign. Was taken before magistate. There was another form I wa ssupposed to sign that I never saw informing me of my rights. I did not sign that one either (still cuffed). Went to a lawyer. He said we would fight the charge. After several continuances on his accord, the attorney said it would go to trial this upcoming week. I went to visit him and he said he thought I would be convicted. Quite a change of tone of what he had told me when I retained him. He is supposed to be the best lawye in the area I was arrested. Should I seek onother lawyer and pay him/her. Do I have a good case?