Legal Opinion

State v. Lowe

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided December 21, 2016No. 278PA15PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUDSON, Justice.

Here we are asked to consider the validity of a search warrant authorizing a search of the premises on which defendant was arrested, and whether the search of a vehicle located on those premises was within the scope of the warrant. We conclude that the warrant was supported by probable cause and therefore affirm that part of the decision of the Court of Appeals. However, we conclude that the search of the subject rental car did not exceed the scope of the warrant and thus reverse that part of the decision below.

Defendant David Matthew Lowe was indicted on 2 December 2013 in…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  2. United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Ybarra v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Oliver v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Zurcher v. Stanford DailySupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. TerrellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2019
  2. State v. LenoirCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2018
  3. State v. CaddellCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2019
  4. State v. TerrellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2019
  5. State v. WoolardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2023

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