Legal Opinion
State v. Van McDougall
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided April 5, 1983No. 86A81PublishedCited by 155 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Justice.
I
Evidence for the state tended to show that at approximately 2:30 a.m. on the morning of 21 August 1979, Officer W. K. Crisler saw a flatbed truck at the intersection of Fairview Road and Sardis Road in the city of Charlotte. The flatbed truck was stopped at a traffic light and was headed away from Charlotte. The police car also was stopped at the intersection, headed in the opposite direction. Because in the mind of the officer it was unusual for such a truck to be driven at that time of night, he observed the truck closely. It was being operated in a normal manner. As the…
2Cases cited52 opinions
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- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- State v. BarfieldSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
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3Cited by155 opinions
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- State v. RogersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986
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