Presumptive Sentences in DWI Cases

Published for NC Criminal Law on February 05, 2014.

Author’s Note:  The opinion discussed below was withdrawn on February 4, 2014 and replaced by an opinion discussed here.   How can a sentencing factor found by a judge that doubles a defendant’s maximum sentence not implicate Blakely?  I pondered this question a few years ago after the court of appeals in State v. Green, ... Read more

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