United States Fourth Circuit

North Carolina's driver's license revocation is civil in nature, and does not amount to criminal punishment that precludes criminal prosecution for drunk driving arising from same incident under the Double Jeopardy Clause.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/03/2001
• Decided 07/05/2001
• Published 07/05/2001

Judges

• Before WILKINSON, Chief Judge, WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge, and FREDERIC N. SMALKIN, United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Seth R. Cohen, Smith, James, Rowlett & Cohen, L.L.P., Greensboro, NC, for Appellant.  Stacey Treva Carter, Assistant Attorney General, North Carolina Department of Justice, Raleigh, NC, for Appellee. ON BRIEF:  Walter L. Jones, Clifford, Clendenin, O'Hale & Jones, L.L.P., Greensboro, NC, for Appellant.  Isaac T. Avery, III, Special Deputy Attorney General, North Carolina Department of Justice, Raleigh, NC, for Appellee.