STATE v. BROWN

No. COA15-1347.

787 S.E.2d 81 (2016)

STATE of North Carolina v. Don Newton BROWN.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

June 21, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General, Roy Cooper , by Special Deputy Attorney General, Phillip K. Woods , for the State.

Appellate Defender, Glenn Gerding , by Assistant Appellate Defender, Michele A. Goldman , for Defendant.


In this case, a search warrant was issued based on an affidavit that failed to specify when an informant witnessed Defendant's allegedly criminal activities. Such an affidavit contains insufficient information to establish probable cause and thus cannot support the issuance of a search warrant. Accordingly, we reverse the trial...

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