State v. Vinson

TIMMONS-GOODSON, Judge.

After reserving the right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-979(b) (2003), defendant entered a guilty plea to trafficking in at least 400 grams of cocaine by possession and five lesser narcotics offenses. The trial court consolidated the offenses for judgment and sentenced defendant to an active prison term of 115 to 147 months. On 4 June 2003, we allowed defendant's petition for writ of certiorari to review the judgment. Our order explicitly provided, however, that "[s]uch review shall be limited to the issues within…