State v. Oates

STROUD, Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the State’s appeal from a trial court’s order allowing Andrew Jackson Oates’s (“defendant”) motion to suppress. As the State failed to give proper notice of appeal, we dismiss the State’s appeal.

I. Background

On 7 September 2007, a search warrant of defendant’s residence was executed at 451 McKoy Street, Clinton, North Carolina. As a result of that search, defendant was found to be in possession of a firearm and, on 25 February 2008, he was indicted for one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. On or about 19 November 2009,…