STATE v. GRIFFIN

No. 451PA12.

749 S.E.2d 444 (2013)

366 N.C. 473

STATE of North Carolina v. Kevin Earl GRIFFIN.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

April 12, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy Cooper , Attorney General, by Kathryne E. Hathcock , Assistant Attorney General, for the State-appellant.

Robert G. Raynor, Jr. , New Bern, for defendant-appellee.


NEWBY, Justice.

In this case we must determine whether defendant's constitutional rights were violated by the traffic stop that led to his conviction for driving while impaired. Based on the totality of the circumstances, we conclude that defendant's stopping in the middle of the roadway and turning away from a license checkpoint gave rise to a reasonable suspicion that defendant may have been violating the law. Because the subsequent stop of defendant's vehicle is...

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