State v. Greenwood

MORRIS, Chief Judge.

Defendant’s various assignments of error are presented in his brief under the general contention that the trial court erred by failing to grant defendant’s pretrial motion to suppress. We consider defendant’s appeal by examining his arguments with respect to the various aspects of the police officer’s conduct on this occasion, from the initial contact with defendant through the subsequent arrests.

Defendant argues that his initial detention by Officer Simpson in the church parking lot constituted a “forcible stop” or “seizure” of his person, and that under the circumstances…