State v. Miller

MARTIN, Chief Justice.

*82 **267 During a traffic stop, Officer H.B. Harris of the Greensboro Police Department found cocaine in defendant's coat pocket. Defendant did not move to suppress evidence of the cocaine before or at trial, but instead argued for the first time on appeal that the seizure of the cocaine resulted from various Fourth Amendment violations. We hold that defendant's Fourth Amendment claims are not reviewable on direct appeal, even for plain error, because he completely waived them by not moving to suppress evidence of the cocaine before or at trial. We therefore reverse the…