State v. Bates

Defendant appeals his convictions for burglary in the first degree and theft in the first degree after a trial on stipulated facts. He assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress stolen property discovered in a warrantless search and custodial statements made by him. We affirm.

At the time of the search and statements, defendant lived with his parents in Winston. His mother owned a vacant house across the street from her residence. Defendant often spent the night there. On April 23, 1986, he broke into a neighboring house, stole several items of household goods and…