Legal Opinion
State v. Smith
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided July 24, 1997No. 309PA96PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Justice.
On 24 April 1995 defendant was indicted for possession of marijuana with intent to sell and deliver. Defendant filed a motion to suppress evidence seized during a warrantless search of defendant’s residence on 20 January 1995. At the hearing on defendant’s motion, the trial court concluded that defendant’s constitutional rights were violated by the warrantless search and granted defendant’s motion to suppress.
The order allowing defendant’s motion to suppress contains the following findings of fact. Prior to 20 January 1995 Detective E.M. Ruiz of the Winston-Salem Police…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Scott v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- State v. WatkinsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1994
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3Cited by58 opinions
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- State v. CothranCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2003
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