State v. Allen

MORRIS, Judge.

By their first assignment of error, defendants contend that the trial judge erred in denying their motions to suppress all evidence against each defendant. Defendants timely move to suppress at the commencement of trial on the grounds that their arrest was illegal, and the court conducted two thorough voir dire examinations in the absence of the jury. Defendants argue that the findings of fact and conclusions of law based thereon were not supported by the evidence and that the police had no probable cause to stop them. It is well established in North Carolina that the findings…