Legal Opinion

Johnson v. Robertson

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided May 21, 2013No. COA12-959PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEELMAN, Judge.

The Rules of Evidence do not apply to Division of Motor Vehicle license revocation hearings pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-16.2, and the hearing officer properly admitted the police reports of the arresting officer. Where the trial court exercised and applied the appropriate standard of review pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-16.2(e), the revocation of petitioner’s license is affirmed.

I. Factual and Procedural History

During a traffic stop of a motor vehicle on 3 December 2009, Officer R.T. Pereira of the Raleigh Police Department (Officer Pereira) noticed a strong odor of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Amanini v. N.C. Department of Human ResourcesCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1994
  2. ACT-UP Triangle v. Commission for Health ServicesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1997
  3. Joyner v. GarrettSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
  4. L. Harvey and Son Co. v. JarmanCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1985
  5. Steinkrause v. TatumCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2009

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3Cited by12 opinions

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