Legal Opinion
State v. Heien
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided December 14, 2012No. 380PA11PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWBY, Justice.
In this case we must decide whether there was reasonable suspicion for the stop that led to defendant’s convictions for attempting to traffic in cocaine by transportation and possession. After reviewing the totality of the circumstances, we conclude that there was an objectively reasonable basis to suspect that illegal activity was taking *272place. Accordingly, we reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals and remand this case to that court for additional proceedings.
On the morning of 29 April 2009, Sergeant Matt Darisse of the Surry County Sheriffs Department performed a…
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- Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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