State v. Brown

ARROWOOD, Judge.

Cypress Monique Brown ("defendant") appeals the denial of her motion to suppress from judgment entered on her guilty plea to driving while impaired ("DWI") 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

Defendant received a citation for DWI after being stopped on a rural road outside of Taylorsville by an Alexander County sheriff's deputy at approximately 3:00 in the morning on 5 August 2017. Defendant was convicted of DWI in Alexander County District Court…