State v. Dorsey

VAUGHN, Chief Judge.

Although we do not concede the correctness of the judge’s conclusion that the informant was an agent of the State or the legal consequence thereof if he had been, it is not necessary to reach that question in order to dispose of this appeal.

A search made pursuant to a valid search warrant is prima facie evidence of the reasonableness of the search within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment. State v. Turnbull, 16 N.C. App. 542, 192 S.E. 2d 689 (1972). A search warrant is presumed to be valid unless irregularity appears on its face. State v. Spillars, 280 N.C. 341, 185 S.E.…