State v. Ellis

ARROWOOD, Judge.

*914 *116 Shawn Patrick Ellis ("defendant") appeals the denial of his motion to suppress, and from a judgment entered based upon his guilty pleas to manufacturing marijuana, attempted trafficking of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, and maintaining a dwelling house for keeping and selling a controlled substance. Those pleas were entered pursuant to North Carolina v. Alford , 400 U.S. 25 , 91 S.Ct. 160 , 27 L. Ed. 2d 162 (1970) (hereinafter, " Alford plea"). For the following reasons, we reverse.

I. Background

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