Legal Opinion

State v. Ferrell

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided June 4, 1985No. 8421SC928PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BECTON, Judge.

In this driving while under the influence of an impairing substance case, defendant, Paul Graham Ferrell, contends (1) that *157the relevant statute, N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 20-138.1(a)(2) (1983), which proscribes driving after consuming sufficient alcohol to have a blood alcohol concentration of 0.10% or more at “any relevant time after the driving,” is unconstitutional in that the statute is vague and uncertain, and in that it otherwise violates his substantive due process rights; (2) that the “results of the chemical analysis of the breath should not have been allowed into evidence…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Colten v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. State v. MonkSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
  3. State v. McCallSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
  4. State v. RoseSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1984
  5. State v. BrooksSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. United States v. Tamara Lenise MartinCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2004
  2. Finney v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. State v. ReidCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1991
  4. State v. FerrellCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1985
  5. United States v. Tamara Lenise MartinCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2004

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