State v. Arrington

MITCHELL, Justice.

The issue presented is whether an affidavit detailing the tips of confidential informants to police provided a sufficient basis to support the magistrate’s finding of probable cause. We hold that there was substantial basis for finding probable cause and issuing a search warrant, and we reverse the Court of Appeals’ decision affirming the order of the trial court to the contrary.

On May 14, 1982 Beaufort County A.B.C. Enforcement Officer William Boyd applied for a warrant to search the mobile home and truck of the defendant Charles Arrington for controlled substances. In an…