State v. Hendrickson

ARNOLD, Chief Judge.

Defendant first assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress because the findings of fact are not supported by competent evidence in the record. We disagree.

“This Court must determine whether these findings of fact support the trial court’s conclusions of law, and if so, the trial court’s conclusions of law are binding on appeal.” State v. West, 119 N.C. App. 562, 565, 459 S.E.2d 55, 57 (citing State v. Brooks, 337 N.C. 132, 140-141, 446 S.E.2d 579, 585 (1994)), disc. review denied, 341 N.C. 656, 462 S.E.2d 524 (1995).

Defendant specifically assigns…