My friend posted his question here too. I was at the same place another time and -to be honest- was a little lit up. I started to get kinda rowdy and the bouncer guy came over and told me to settle down. I did but then he came over after and said I had to leave. I got in a little argument because he was making me leave when I had just bought a damn $10 drink. IN the end they called cops and dragged me outside. Cops charged me with traspassing and resisting him. I think this is total BS because I was only staying for a minute to finish my drink.
You bought the drink after the rowdiness incident, didn’t you? I’d argue that you purchased the permission to stay and finish your drink within a reasonable time. If they did not give you your money back (and you can’t lawfully take the drink with you off-premises without calling a limo, can you?), you arguably had permission to stay just as you tried to stay. If the rowdiness incident was after the drink purchase this argument fails. Think of the drink purchase as paying rent for the time it takes to drink it. I have not done any legal research to see if the appellate courts have ruled on this issue, but you are on the right track for what the issue is. I’m in Wake County, not Guilford, so I won’t be available to help you. If you can figure out how to research the issue you might be able to get the legal answer yourself. A law library librarian most likely would willingly help you…
