Legal Opinion

State v. Martinez

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided December 20, 2016No. COA16-650PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TYSON, Judge.

*285 Luis Miguel Martinez ("Defendant") appeals from judgment entered after a jury found him guilty of possession of a firearm by a felon. We find no error.

*286 I. Background

The State's evidence tended to show on 27 September 2014, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Winston-Salem Police Officer M.H. Saintsing observed a Chevrolet pick-up truck speeding 48 mph in a 35 mph zone near the intersection of Thomasville Road and Louise Road. Officer Saintsing performed a U-turn and followed the truck into a gas station parking lot, where it had just pulled in.

Officer Saintsing observed Defendant exit…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Arizona v. GantSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  3. Thornton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. State v. CookeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
  5. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2008

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