State v. Reed

Supreme Court of North Carolina

State v. Reed

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA

No. 365A16

Filed 3 November 2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

v. DAVID MICHAEL REED

Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, ___ N.C. App. ___, 791 S.E.2d 486 (2016), reversing a judgment entered on 20 July 2015 by Judge Thomas H. Lock in Superior Court, Johnston County, following defendant’s plea of guilty after entry of an order by Judge Gale Adams on 14 July 2015 denying defendant’s motion to suppress. Heard in the Supreme Court on 13 June 2017.

Joshua H. Stein, Attorney General, by Kathleen N. Bolton, Assistant Attorney

General, for the State-appellant .

Paul E. Smith for defendant-appellee.

PER CURIAM.

The decision of the Court of Appeals is vacated, and this case is remanded to the Court of Appeals for reconsideration in light of our decision in State v. Bullock, ___ N.C. ___, ___ S.E.2d ___ (2017) (194A16).

VACATED AND REMANDED.

Reference

Status
Published
Syllabus
Appeal from judgment entered after trial court's denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence found during a traffic stop whether the police officer unconstitutionally prolonged the stop under the Supreme Court of the United States' decision in Rodriguez v. United States.