I submitted to the Intoxilyzer after being arrested for DWI. Did I make a mistake?
In most cases, no. There is no absolute rule as to whether it is better for one’s defense to submit a breath sample or not, but regardless of the circumstances, a Refusal will result in a one-year revocation of that person’s North Carolina Driver’s License. Also, the reading on the Intoxilyzer is not necessarily determinative of guilt; in this, refusing to submit could unnecessarily revoke someone who has another issue going to his or her innocence.
In most cases, no. There is no absolute rule as to whether it is better for one’s defense to submit a breath sample or not, but regardless of the circumstances, a Refusal will result in a one-year revocation of that person’s North Carolina Driver’s License. Also, the reading on the Intoxilyzer is not necessarily determinative of guilt; in this, refusing to submit could unnecessarily revoke someone who has another issue going to his or her innocence.
