Expert Testimony On Sobriety Test Lacking, But DWI Charge Stands, Magistrate Rules

Mealey's (December 21, 2018, 1:28 PM EST) -- WILMINGTON, N.C. — Although without expert testimony, evidence from an eye movement field sobriety test during a traffic stop for driving under the influence “carries little weight,” there is still ample evidence of the offense to deny a motion to suppress, a North Carolina magistrate judge held Dec. 19 (United States v. Ashley Lynn Rowland, No. 7:18-mj-1124, E.D. N.C., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 213446)....