STATE v. ISLEIB

No. 397PA86.

356 S.E.2d 573 (1987)

319 N.C. 634

STATE of North Carolina v. Martha Jean ISLEIB.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 2, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lacy H. Thornburg, Atty. Gen. by John H. Watters, Asst. Atty. Gen., Joan H. Byers, Sp. Deputy Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the State, appellant.

Aldridge, Seawell & Khoury by G. Irvin Aldridge, Manteo, for defendant.

North Carolina Ass'n of Police Attorneys by Robert F. Thomas, Jr., Randolph B. Means and Stephanie W. Harris, Charlotte, amicus curiae.


MARTIN, Justice.

The issue before us on appeal is whether, under the facts of this case, a valid search warrant was necessary to conduct a lawful search of a vehicle. For the reasons which follow, we hold that a search warrant was not required.

The evidence presented at voir dire on defendant's motion to suppress tended to establish the following: Sometime between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. on 5 April 1985, Dare County Deputy Sheriff C.H. Midgette and another deputy...

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