State of N. Carolina v. Zavon Amadeus Martin

stop of defendant was supported by reasonable suspicion; question by officer about presence of firearms was not outside scope of lawful mission of stop for suspected impaired driving; stop was not unlawfully extended at the time defendant volunteered that his vehicle contained marijuana; and under the totality of the circumstances, probable cause supported search of defendant's vehicle

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Summary

stop of defendant was supported by reasonable suspicion; question by officer about presence of firearms was not outside scope of lawful mission of stop for suspected impaired driving; stop was not unlawfully extended at the time defendant volunteered that his vehicle contained marijuana; and under the totality of the circumstances, probable cause supported search of defendant's vehicle