State v. Hopper: Public Streets and Motor Vehicle Regulation
Published for NC Criminal Law on August 03, 2010.
Jeff wrote here about the court of appeals’ April 20, 2010 opinion in State v. Hopper (Hopper I), which analyzed when an officer’s mistaken beliefs can support an investigative stop. The defendant in Hopper was stopped for violating G.S. 20-129(a)(4) by failing to operate the taillights on his vehicle when the windshield wipers were in ... Read more
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