STATE v. WATKINS

No. COA11-1176.

725 S.E.2d 400 (2012)

STATE of North Carolina v. Alvin Michael WATKINS, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

May 1, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Roy Cooper , by Special Deputy Attorney General Marc Bernstein , for the State.

Michael E. Casterline , Asheville, for defendant-appellant.


HUNTER, ROBERT C., Judge.

Alvin Michael Watkins ("defendant") appeals from the denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized during a warrantless search of the vehicle he was driving. After careful review, we affirm.

Background

On 30 December 2009, the Graham County Sheriff's Office received an anonymous tip that a vehicle containing "a large amount of pills and drugs" would be traveling from Georgia through Macon County and possibly Graham County...

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