Experienced Raleigh Criminal Lawyer

After crashing his car into the car in front of him and performing poorly on standardized field sobriety testing, our client was charged with Driving While Impaired. Subsequent blood alcohol testing revealed a .10 Breath Alcohol Concentration. At trial, we established through cross-examination that after waiting for about an hour for the police to arrive, our client walked across the street and had a beer at a restaurant. After arguing the .10 BAC result was not within “a relevant time after driving” as required by North Carolina law, the Judge found our client Not Guilty.

Our client who was already on Felony probation was charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine, Felony Possession of Cocaine, and Misdemeanor Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. After reviewing the discovery and results of a gas chromatograph, we convinced the State to dismiss the felony charges, and to not revoke his existing probation.

Our client was pulled over after running a fresh red light. According to the police officer, our client exhibited six of six clues on the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Test, five of eight clues on the Walk and Turn Test, refused a portable breath test, and had a ½ gallon open bottle of liquor in the passenger area. Blood Alcohol tests showed a .15 BAC. Our client was convicted in District Court with a different attorney. In Superior Court, Attorney Frickey took the case to trial. We elicited from the arresting officer that the blood specimens were not stored in a refrigerated locker as required. In addition, we argued that original blood analyst should have testified instead of a surrogate analyst — resulting in a hung jury and mistrial. Case pending.

Our client was charged with Felony Perjury stemming from untruthful statements made by our client during a recorded family law hearing. Despite our client not having a criminal record, the State would only extend a felony plea offer. We took the case to trial arguing to the jury that our client’s statements were not material, and there were conflicts of interest in the family law hearing. Despite having a District Court judge as the State’s star witness and the recording of the untruthful statements played to the jury, the jury asked about jury nullification and indicated that it probably could not reach a unanimous verdict. After a conference with the prosecutor, our client was finally offered a misdemeanor with probation – saving his career and freedom.

After law enforcement searched our client’s vehicle, our client was charged with Felony Possession of Heroin and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Our client was already on probation who stood to have her suspended sentence activated, in addition to going to jail for these new charges. Attorney Frickey filed a Motion to Dismiss arguing that she was immune from prosecution under a recently enacted but ambiguous statute. After reviewing the motion, the State offered not to revoke her probation and to dismiss her new charges in exchange for drug treatment. After successfully completing treatment, our client’s case was dismissed – avoiding a jail sentence for the new charge and the case for which she was on probation.