Legal Opinion

State v. Murray

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided September 16, 2008No. COA07-1555PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WYNN, Judge.

As held by our Supreme Court, “[a]n investigatory stop must be justified by a reasonable suspicion, based on objective facts, that the individual is involved in criminal activity.” 1 In the instant case, the law enforcement officer who initiated the investigatory stop of Defendant Born Murray testified during voir dire examination that he had no reason to believe that Defendant was engaged in any unlawful activity at the time of the stop. Accordingly, we must conclude that the trial court erred in denying Defendant’s motion to suppress evidence gathered pursuant to the unlawful…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Illinois v. WardlowSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Brown v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. State v. BuchananSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2001

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. EvansCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2017
  2. State v. CottrellCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2014
  3. State v. BrownCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2011
  4. State v. CabbagestalkCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2019
  5. State v. HortonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2019

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