STATE v. THOMPSON

No. 8129SC1009.

289 S.E.2d 132 (1982)

STATE of North Carolina v. Jimmy THOMPSON.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 16, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Sp. Deputy Atty. Gen. John R. B. Matthis and Associate Atty. John F. Maddrey, Raleigh, for the State.

George R. Morrow, Forest City, for defendant-appellant.


ROBERT M. MARTIN, Judge.

The defendant's sole argument on appeal is that the trial court erred in denying his motion for the return of the $4,360 seized by Officer Wilkins on 7 May 1981. We must disagree.

In this case the money was seized from defendant pursuant to a valid search warrant. N.C.Gen.Stat. § 15-11.1(a) provides that a law enforcement officer shall safely keep property seized pursuant to lawful authority under the direction of the court for...

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