STATE v. McRAE

No. COA09-114.

691 S.E.2d 56 (2010)

STATE of North Carolina v. Richard Lene McRAE, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 6, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Roy Cooper, by Assistant Attorney General Jay L. Osborne, for the State.

Irving Joyner, Cary, for defendant-appellant.


GEER, Judge.

Defendant Richard Lene McRae appeals from the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of a traffic stop, contending that the officer who stopped him did not have the reasonable suspicion necessary under the Fourth Amendment to support the stop. We hold that the officer had the required reasonable suspicion based on the officer's observation of defendant's committing a traffic violation and, alternatively, based on...

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