State v. Richmond

STROUD, Judge.

Terry Richmond (“defendant”) appeals from the denial of his motion to suppress, arguing that (1) the search of his person was unlawful because the officer “had neither reasonable suspicion nor probable cause to conduct the search of [defendant][,]” and (2) the nature of the object seized from him during the pat-down was not immediately apparent. For the following reasons, we affirm the denial of defendant’s motion to suppress.

I. Background

On 12 April 2010, defendant was indicted for possession with intent to manufacture, sell, and deliver marijuana in violation of N.C. Gen.…