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STATE v. ELLINGTON

No. 7318SC392.

196 S.E.2d 629 (1973)

18 N.C. App. 273

STATE of North Carolina v. Jennie Carol ELLINGTON.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

May 23, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Robert Morgan, by Asst. Atty. Gen. Charles A. Lloyd, for the State.

Booe, Mitchell, Goodson & Shugart, by William S. Mitchell, Winston-Salem, for defendant appellant.

CAMPBELL, Judge.

Since without the informant's tip the police officers would have had no knowledge of the crime, the reliability of the informer's tip is essential to the validity of the search warrant.

In Draper v. United States, 358 U.S. 307, 79 S.Ct. 329, 3 L.Ed.2d 327 (1959), corroborating evidence gained by police upon independent investigation was held to be sufficient evidence...

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