State v. Hegler
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
BROCK, Judge.
Defendant assigns as error that the trial judge admitted evidence of finding the body of Virginia Drye White in the trunk of her car. He argues that this was an illegal search because he told the officers not to open the trunk and because the search was not incident to a lawful arrest. If we assume, arguendo, that the search without a warrant was illegal, nevertheless defendant may not now complain that the evidence was admitted. One reason why defendant may not now complain *56is that he made no objection to any of the testimony or to the photograph. Another reason is that his…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- State v. PerrySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
- State v. StewartCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1969
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