Legal Opinion

State v. McArn

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided July 15, 2003No. COA02-918PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TIMMONS-GOODSON, Judge.

Jermaine McArn (“defendant”) appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress cocaine discovered following a stop of his vehicle. For the reasons discussed herein, we reverse the trial court’s denial of defendant’s motion to suppress and remand the case for a new trial.

The facts pertinent to the instant appeal are as follows: On 4 August 2001, Officer Thomas Lee Hall (“Officer Hall”) and Officer Smith of the Lumberton Police Department received a police radio communication dispatching the officers to investigate possible drug activity. An anonymous caller…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Alabama v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. Florida v. J. L.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Florida v. JLSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  5. State v. CookeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. State v. PeeleCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2009
  2. State v. JacobsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2004
  3. State v. PetersonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2006
  4. State v. WashingtonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2008
  5. State v. AllenCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2009

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