State v. Myles

CALABRIA, Judge.

Tommie Earl Myles (“defendant”) pled guilty to trafficking in marijuana and reserved his right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress. Defendant appeals from the judgment. We reverse and remand.

*43The pertinent facts are summarized as follows: On 6 March 2005, Officer Brandon Gilmore (“Gilmore”), a K-9 officer with the Waynesville Police Department, participated in a joint law enforcement effort to enforce traffic violations on Interstate 40. Gilmore responded to a request for assistance from another officer and proceeded east towards Exit 20 of Interstate 40. As Gilmore…