State v. Miller

*628 Upon remand from the Supreme Court of North Carolina to address the remaining issues, State v. Miller, --- N.C. ----, 783 S.E.2d 194 (2016). The State appeals from the superior court's order, which denied the State a hearing de novo under N.C. Gen.Stat. § 20-38.7(a) from the district court's "preliminary determination" that Defendant's motion to suppress should be granted.

*629 I. Background

The procedural history of this case is set forth in this Court's prior opinion. State v. Miller, --- N.C.App. ----, 773 S.E.2d 574 , 2015 N.C.App. LEXIS 398 (unpublished).

This Court filed a unanimous,…