Legal Opinion

State v. Sawyers

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided June 7, 2016No. 15-980PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McCULLOUGH, Judge.

*853 Eric Preston Sawyers ("defendant") appeals from judgment entered upon his plea of guilty to driving while impaired. Defendant argues that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm the order of the trial court.

I. Background

On 12 November 2011, defendant was arrested and issued a citation for driving while impaired in violation of N.C. Gen.Stat. § 20-138.1.

On 29 April 2013, defendant filed a "Motion to Dismiss" charges against him alleging statutory and constitutional violations regarding his right to pre-trial release,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. State v. HughesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2000
  3. State v. SalinasSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2012
  4. State v. GordonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2013
  5. State v. LopezCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2012

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. EllisCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2019
  2. State v. EllisCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2019

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