Legal Opinion

State v. Westbrook

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided September 4, 2018No. COA18-32PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIS, Judge.

Aaron Kenard Westbrook ("Defendant") appeals from the trial court's order requiring him to submit to satellite-based monitoring ("SBM") for the remainder of his natural life. On appeal, he argues that the State presented insufficient evidence to support the trial court's order. Because prior decisions from this Court mandate the conclusion that the State failed to meet its burden of showing that the imposition of SBM was a reasonable search under the Fourth Amendment as to Defendant, we reverse.

Factual and Procedural Background

In 2013, when Defendant was approximately 21 years…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In Re the Appeal From the Civil PenaltySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1989
  2. Grady v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  3. State v. BlueCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2016
  4. State v. GreeneCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2017
  5. State v. MorrisCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2016

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. CooperCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2019
  2. State v. TuckerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2019

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