State v. Styles

*413NEWBY, Justice.

In this case we must determine whether defendant’s Fourth Amendment rights were violated by the traffic stop that led to his convictions. Because the stop of defendant’s vehicle was constitutional, we affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals that affirmed the trial court’s denial of defendant’s motion to suppress all evidence obtained as a result of the stop.

Around 1:00 a.m. on 28 February 2004, Officer Greg Jones of the Bryson City Police Department was on duty and traveling on Main Street, a three lane road with two lanes in Officer Jones’ direction of travel and one lane…