State v. Parisi

CALABRIA, Judge.

*879Where the State presented sufficient evidence that a law enforcement officer had probable cause to stop defendant, the trial court erred in granting defendant's motion to suppress the stop. We reverse and remand.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

On 1 April 2014, Jeffrey Parisi ("defendant") was cited for driving while impaired by Officer Gregory Anderson ("Officer Anderson") of the Wilkesboro Police Department. At a 17 June 2015 hearing in Wilkes *880County District Court, defendant made an oral pretrial motion to suppress the stop that resulted in the citation, alleging a lack…