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STATE v. WOOLARD

No. 208PA22.

894 S.E.2d 717 (2023)

STATE of North Carolina v. Melvin Ray WOOLARD, Jr.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

Filed December 15, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua H. Stein , Attorney General, by Kathryne E. Hathcock , Special Deputy Attorney General, for the State-appellant.

The Robinson Law Firm, P.A., Greenville, by Leslie S. Robinson , for defendant-appellee.

On 11 April 2020, Captain Rodney Sawyer arrested Melvin Woolard Jr. for driving while impaired. Before trial, Mr. Woolard moved to suppress evidence seized during his arrest. The district court preliminarily granted his motion, ruling that Captain Sawyer lacked probable cause to suspect Mr. Woolard of drunk driving.

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