State v. Guffey

ARNOLD, Judge.

In this appeal defendant challenges the sufficiency of the affidavit to establish probable cause upon which to issue the search warrant. A search warrant may not issue except upon finding of probable cause to search, and that finding of probable cause must be supported by facts and circumstances attested to in an affidavit accompanying application for the warrant. G.S. 15A-244. Probable cause to search means a reasonable ground to believe that a search of the place named will uncover the objects sought, and that the objects sought will aid in the apprehension or conviction of an…