STATE v. KETCHIE

No. 7421SC409.

207 S.E.2d 364 (1974)

22 N.C. App. 637

STATE of North Carolina v. James Michael KETCHIE.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

August 7, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Robert Morgan by Asst. Atty. Gen. Ralf F. Haskell, Raleigh, for the State.

White & Crumpler by Fred G. Crumpler, Jr., and Michael J. Lewis, Winston-Salem, for defendant-appellant.


CARSON, Judge.

There was no showing of probable cause for a warrantless arrest or a warrantless search apart from the informer's communication. The first question presented is whether, under these circumstances, the prosecution is still privileged to withhold the identity of the informer.

Able counsel for the defendant strenuously argues that disclosure is necessary to provide the defendant with an opportunity to contest the reasonableness of the search. The...

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