Legal Opinion
State v. Nicholson
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided September 19, 2017No. COA17-28PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HUNTER, JR., Robert N., Judge.
*666On 4 May 2016, Ahmad Jamil Nicholson ("Defendant") filed a motion to suppress evidence obtained by law enforcement officers following a traffic stop. On 9 May 2016, the trial court orally denied Defendant's motion *350to suppress.1 Defendant appeals following a 12 May 2016 verdict convicting him of common law robbery. On appeal, Defendant contends the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress evidence. We find prejudicial error and grant a new trial for Defendant.
I. Factual and Procedural History
On 14 March 2016, a Forsyth County Grand Jury indicted…
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