State v. Boone

MOORE, Justice.

Prior to the introduction of evidence, defendant moved to suppress all evidence obtained by Officer W. F. Clay’s entry onto defendant’s property without a valid search warrant, and all evidence obtained thereafter as the result of the allegedly illegal search.

Judge McConnell conducted a voir dire hearing. Both the State and defendant offered evidence. At the conclusion of the hearing, based on the evidence presented, Judge McConnell made the following findings of fact and conclusions of law:

“1. That on October 22, 1975, Detective J. E. Tobin of the High Point Police Department…