State v. Fowler

ORR, Judge.

I

On appeal, defendant contends the information provided by the confidential informant in the two affidavits was insufficient to establish probable cause for issuance of a search warrant.

*13When addressing defendant’s contention, our Court is guided by the Supreme Court’s decision in State v. Arrington, 311 N.C. 633, 319 S.E. 2d 254 (1984), which adopted the “totality of the circumstances” analysis, set forth in Illinois v. Gates, 462 U.S. 213, 76 L.Ed. 2d 527, reh’g denied, 463 U.S. 1237, 77 L.Ed. 2d 1453 (1983), for determining if probable cause existed for issuance of a search…