Legal Opinion
State v. Jolley
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided November 6, 1984No. 237A84PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Justice.
The sole issue in this appeal is whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the rifle transported to the Rutherford County Jail by Major Philbeck was improperly admitted into evidence at trial. We hold that the Court of Appeals did so err, and thus we reverse.
As the opinion of the Court of Appeals notes, on 20 April 1983 defendant filed a motion to suppress the .22-caliber rifle and any test results from the gun. The basis of this motion was stated as follows:
Its exclusion is required by the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of North Carolina in…
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