State v. Walker

*328 MURPHY, Judge.

*828 The State appeals from the trial court's grant of Lester Alan Walker's ("Defendant") motion to suppress. On appeal, the State contends the trial court erred by: (1) entering the 31 October 2016 order after the *829 State gave its notice of appeal; and (2) granting Defendant's motion to suppress. After careful review, we hold the trial court did not err by entering the 31 October 2016 order and granting the motion to suppress.

Background

On 5 July 2015, State Trooper Jonathan Cody (the "Trooper") of the North Carolina Highway Patrol was on routine patrol on U.S. 258. At approximately…