Is Automatism or Involuntary Intoxication a Defense to DWI?

Published for NC Criminal Law on February 28, 2012.

Since the start of the new year, I’ve been meaning to return to the court of appeals’ December 2011 opinion in State v. Clowers, __  N.C. App. __ , 720 S.E.2d 430 (2011), to explore the application of the defenses of automatism and involuntary intoxication to charges of impaired driving. Two months later, I’ve finally ... Read more

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