North Carolina Motion for Continuance and Order - DWI or Commercial DWI Involving Motor Vehicle Forfeiture

Use general discovery motions to your advantage. Always cite Tex. File a motion in limine along with your motion to suppress. Request a jury charge. Don't reveal specific grounds for the motion until the hearing. Consider Tex. Attack the probable cause affidavit.

The day before the hearing you should prepare an accordion folder or a similar receptacle that includes all of the information that you will want to have with you. You should have a copy of your motion, a copy of the opponent's brief, copies of your chief cases and copies of your opponent's cases.

When you file your motion, the court clerk will insert the date, time, and place of the hearing on your motion. You must then serve (mail) a copy of your filed motion (including all exhibits and the date, time, and place of hearing) to all other parties in the case.

What is a motion hearing? The hearing on the motion is the time set for the judge to hear from each of the parties about information contained in the written papers (motion and opposition). At the hearing, each party can argue its position and the judge can ask specific questions about the fact or law.

In North Carolina, DWI defense attorneys may file/argue a Motion to Suppress. Without evidence of impairment, due to suppression by the Court, counsel may thereafter make a Motion to Dismiss.

If the court grants the motion to suppress evidence (that is, rules in favor of the defendant), then the prosecutor is barred from introducing the evidence in question at trial. This often results in the case being dismissed, or a plea bargain agreement more favorable to the defense.

A hearing for the purpose of asking a judge to issue a ruling or order. The motion is typically filed by one side and a notice is sent to the opposing attorney who responds in writing.

A hearing for the purpose of asking a judge to issue a ruling or order. The motion is typically filed by one side and a notice is sent to the opposing attorney who responds in writing.

A motion to suppress asks the judge to block a piece of evidence. If the motion succeeds, the evidence is no longer allowed in the case at all. That means the prosecutor cannot draw on it to make their argument against you, and the jury cannot be told about the evidence if the case goes to trial.