State v. Knoll

ORR, Judge.

Defendant, Craig Raymond Knoll, was charged with a violation of N.C.G.S. § 20-138.1, driving with an alcohol concentration of 0.10 or more. The district court dismissed the charge against defendant and the superior court affirmed the dismissal on the grounds that defendant was denied his constitutional and statutory rights of access to counsel and friends after being arrested.

This Court is faced with two issues for consideration. First, was there a substantial violation of defendant’s constitutional and statutory right of access to counsel and friends. We hold that defendant’s…