Smith's Criminal Case Compendium
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Indictment & Pleading Issues
Evidence
Criminal Offenses
Drug Offenses
State v. Washington, 193 N.C. App. 670 (Nov. 18, 2008)
There was probable cause to arrest the defendant for resisting, delaying, and obstructing when the defendant fled from an officer who was properly making an investigatory stop. Although the investigatory stop was not justified by the fact that a passenger in the defendant’s car was wanted on several outstanding warrants, it was justified by the fact that the defendant was driving a car that had no insurance and with an expired registration plate. It was immaterial that the officer had not explained the proper basis for the stop before the defendant fled.