State v. Parisi

TYSON, Judge.

*862 The State appeals from the superior court's order affirming the district court's final order, which granted Jeffrey Robert Parisi's ("Defendant") motion to suppress and dismissed the charge of driving while impaired ("DWI"). We dismiss in part, vacate in part, and remand.

I. Factual Background

On 1 April 2014, at approximately 11:30 p.m., Wilkesboro Police Officer Anderson was operating a checkpoint and observed Defendant as he drove up to the checkpoint. While Officer Anderson observed nothing illegal about Defendant's driving, he overheard a "disturbance" between the occupants…