STATE v. CRAWFORD

No. COA95-1359.

480 S.E.2d 422 (1997)

STATE of North Carolina v. Brad Lee CRAWFORD.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

February 4, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Michael F. Easley by Assistant Attorney General Joseph P. Dugdale, for the State.

Mark B. Campbell, Greensboro, for defendant-appellee.


McGEE, Judge.

On appeal, the State argues the deputy had probable cause to arrest the defendant and that exigent circumstances justified defendant's warrantless arrest. We agree and reverse the order of the trial court.

To be guilty of driving while impaired, a person must drive a vehicle upon a highway, street, or public vehicular area within this State while under the influence of an impairing substance or after having consumed sufficient alcohol to have...

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