State v. Isenhour

HUNTER, Judge.

This is an appeal from the trial court’s denial of defendant’s motion to suppress evidence. Subsequent to the trial court’s denial, defendant pled guilty to one count of possession of methadone, preserving his right to appeal under North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25, 27 L. Ed. 2d 162 (1970). After careful review, we affirm the trial court’s denial of the motion to suppress and therefore the judgment.

On 5 May 2006, Lynn Edward Isenhour (“defendant”) was arrested after a search of his car revealed methadone pills that were not prescribed to him. Prior to the arrest, defendant…