Legal Opinion
State v. Sugg
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided March 1, 1983No. 8226SC654PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HILL, Judge.
On 28 April 1981, defendant James Thomas Sugg, II, a commercial airline passenger, was questioned at Douglas Municipal Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, by a law enforcement officer who believed defendant’s behavior was within the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency drug courier profile. Sugg was charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver the cocaine subsequently seized from his briefcase. From an order of the hearing judge entered 6 August 1981 denying his motion to suppress evidence of the cocaine, Sugg gave notice of appeal. He later pleaded guilty to the offense…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. Brignoni-PonceSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- State v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1986
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