Legal Opinion
State v. Ashworth
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided August 2, 2016No. 15-1279PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGEE, Chief Judge.
*650 Robert William Ashworth ("Defendant") appeals from judgment after a jury found him guilty of driving while impaired. We vacate the judgment and the trial court's denial of Defendant's motion to suppress, and remand for further proceedings.
I. Background
In the evening hours of 31 July 2013, North Carolina State Troopers Matthew Morrison ("Trooper Morrison") and Ray Fort ("Trooper Fort") were on duty in Orange County, North Carolina. They decided to operate a checking station, or checkpoint, at the intersection of Smith Level Road and Damascus Church Road in Chapel Hill, that…
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