North Carolina Criminal Law Updates
In a published decision dated December 31, 2020, the North Carolina Court of Appeals again weighs in on DWI 
checkpoints in North Carolina.
State v. Cobb (North Carolina vs. Deshandra Cobb) sets forth the legal standards and considerations associated with roadblocks, sobriety checkpoints, and DWI checkpoints in North Carolina.
The Honorable Donna Stroud, who has recently been appointed Chief Judge of NC COA dissents from the majority opinion granting in part the Defendant’s appeal, remanding matter.