Court of Appeals of North Carolina April 16, 2019, No. COA18-1107 (State v. Brown)

ARROWOOD, Judge.

Cypress Monique Brown ("defendant") appeals the denial of her motion to suppress from judgment entered on her guilty plea to driving while impaired ("DWI") pursuant to North Carolina v. Alford , 400 U.S. 25, 91 S.Ct. 160, 27 L.Ed.2d 162 (1970) (hereinafter " Alford plea"). For the following reasons, we reverse.

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