State v. Jackson

MOORE, Justice.

Defendant first contends that the search in question took place before she had been arrested. This contention is clearly without merit. While it is not clear whether the arresting officers stated to the defendant that she was under arrest when they took her into custody, it is clear that defendant was deprived of her liberty when she was detained at the Biltmore Grill and later taken to jail. For the purposes of this case, her arrest was then complete. Henry v. United States, 361 U.S. 98, 4 L. Ed. 2d 134, 80 S.Ct. 168 (1959); State v. Tippett, 270 N.C. 588, 155 S.E. 2d 269…