Legal Opinion

State v. Warren

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided April 5, 1983No. 8219SC1046Published

1Opinion of the Court

WHICHARD, Judge.

Defendants contend the affidavit underlying the warrant was insufficient because it failed to provide sufficient underlying facts and circumstances from which the magistrate could determine the informant’s basis of knowledge and credibility. We disagree.

An “affidavit is sufficient if it supplies reasonable cause to believe that the proposed search for evidence of the commission of the designated criminal offense will reveal the presence upon the described premises of the objects sought and that they will aid in the apprehension or conviction of the offender.” State v. Vestal,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. VestalSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
  2. State v. JollySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
  3. State v. AltmanCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1972
  4. State v. McLeodCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1978
  5. State v. WhitleyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1982

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