145 N.C. App. 324 - State v. Evans’s Empirical Analysis

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11 state decisions

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1. “[although we find no punitive purpose on the face of N.C.G.S. § 20-16.5, we are aware that, at some point, a further increase in the revocation period by the General Assembly becomes excessive, even when considered in light of the well-established goals of N.C.G.S. § 20-16.5. Whether it is a further doubling or tripling of the revocation period, there is a point at which the length of time can no longer serve a legitimate remedial purpose, and the revocation provision could indeed violate the Double Jeopardy Clause.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. McKenzie

2. “Having examined N.C.G.S. § 20-16.5 in light of the two-part analysis established by Hudson, we reject defendant’s argument that Hudson requires a conclusion that the driver’s license revocation found in N.C.G.S. § 20-16.5 constitutes punishment for purposes of double jeopardy analysis under both the Double Jeopardy Clause of the United States Constitution and the Law of the Land Clause of the North Carolina Constitution.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 192 N.C. App. 657 - State v. Hinchman