STATE v. THOMPSON

No. 240A84.

326 S.E.2d 19 (1985)

STATE of North Carolina v. Freddie THOMPSON.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

February 27, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rufus L. Edmisten, Atty. Gen. by Harry H. Harkins, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the State.

Adam Stein, Appellate Defender by David W. Dorey, Asst. Appellate Defender, Raleigh, for the defendant-appellant.


MITCHELL, Justice.

The controlling question on appeal is whether there was probable cause for the arrest of the defendant without a warrant at the time law enforcement officers took him into custody. We conclude that there was probable cause and that evidence seized as a result of his arrest was properly admitted at trial.

A complete review of the evidence presented at trial is unnecessary in resolving the issue...

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