State v. Bartlett

ZACHARY, Judge.

*580 Defendant Marlon Louis Bartlett appeals from the trial court's order denying his Motion to Suppress. For the reasons contained herein, we affirm.

Background

Defendant was indicted for two counts of trafficking heroin following a search of his person during a traffic stop. Defendant moved to suppress the heroin on the grounds that it was obtained as the result of an unlawful search, which the trial court denied. The facts pertaining to the search are largely undisputed:

On 30 May 2013, Officer McPhatter, a tactical narcotics officer with the Greensboro Police Department, was…