Legal Opinion

State v. Wilson

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided December 6, 2016No. 16-243PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHENS, Judge.

*781Defendant Joshua Ryan Wilson appeals from the judgment entered on his guilty plea for impaired driving. Wilson argues that the trial court erred by failing to suppress evidence obtained during his seizure by a police officer. Because we conclude Wilson was not seized under the Fourth Amendment, we find no error in the court's refusal to suppress the evidence obtained from the police officer's encounter with Wilson.

Factual and Procedural Background

The evidence considered by the trial court pursuant to Wilson's motion to suppress tended to show the following:

*782On 25 September…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Florida v. BostickSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Michigan v. ChesternutSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  5. State v. CookeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  3. State v. SteeleCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2021
  4. State v. SteeleCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2021
  5. State v. WilsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2017

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