STATE v. HOPPER

No. COA09-1211.

692 S.E.2d 166 (2010)

STATE of North Carolina v. Waddell Johnson HOPPER, Jr., Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 20, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Roy Cooper, by Assistant Attorney General J. Joy Strickland, for the State.

S. Hannah Demeritt, Durham, for defendant-appellant.


HUNTER, Robert C., Judge.

Defendant Waddell Johnson Hopper, Jr. appeals pursuant to N.C. Gen.Stat. § 15A-979(b) (2009) from an order denying his motion to suppress. Defendant contends that the police officer lacked reasonable suspicion to conduct a traffic stop and thus the evidence seized during the stop is the product of an unconstitutional search. We conclude that the police officer had reasonable suspicion that defendant committed a traffic violation supporting...

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