State v. Marcum

This is a prosecution for possession of drugs and for unlawful possession of a firearm. The defendant, Jared Marcum, makes two assignments of error. First, he contends the judge’s conclusion that the police had reasonable suspicion to stop him is not supported either by the officer’s two earlier contacts with Mr. Marcum and the specific car he was in, or by the officer’s knowledge that Mr. Marcum’s license was suspended. We conclude that these facts support the investigative stop. Mr. Marcum next contends that the absence of an essential element of the crime of unlawful possession of a…