STATE v. MELLO

No. COA08-1052.

684 S.E.2d 483 (2009)

STATE of North Carolina v. Gary Frances MELLO.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 3, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Roy Cooper, by Assistant Attorney General Derrick C. Mertz, for the State.

Glover & Peterson, P.A., by James R. Glover, Chapel Hill, for Defendant.


ERVIN, Judge.

On appeal, Gary Frances Mello (Defendant) challenges the order entered by Judge Steve A. Balog (trial court) on 26 September 2007 denying his motion to suppress evidence seized during a traffic stop. For reasons set forth below, we find no error.

Factual Background

By 26 August 2006, Officer J.R. Pritchard had been employed by the Winston-Salem Police Department for about two and a half years. After completing Basic Law Enforcement...

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