Legal Opinion

State v. Parker

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided May 1, 2007No. COA06-679PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STROUD, Judge.

Defendant appeals from the judgment entered following his entry of guilty pleas to six felony drug offenses and to carrying a concealed weapon. The dispositive question before this Court is whether the trial court erred by denying defendant’s motion to suppress evidence seized by a law enforcement officer during a search of defendant’s car at a traffic stop. We conclude that the law enforcement officer conducted a valid traffic stop based on probable cause to believe defendant committed a traffic infraction. We further conclude that the law enforcement officer properly seized a…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  4. Michigan v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Kyllo v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2001

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  5. State v. MillerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2016

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