STATE v. MBACKE

No. 33A11.

721 S.E.2d 218 (2012)

STATE of North Carolina v. Omar Sidy MBACKE.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

January 27, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy Cooper , Attorney General, by Martin T. McCracken , Assistant Attorney General, for the State-appellant.

Tin Fulton Walker & Owen, PLLC, Charlotte, by Noell P. Tin and Matthew G. Pruden , for defendant-appellee.


EDMUNDS, Justice.

In this case, we consider whether the search of defendant Omar Sidy Mbacke's automobile following his arrest for carrying a concealed gun violated his Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches and seizures. Because it was reasonable for the arresting officers to believe that they might find evidence of the offense of arrest in defendant's vehicle, we conclude that defendant's rights were not...

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