State v. Bell

ARNOLD, Judge.

Defendant’s principal assignment of error concerns the lawfulness of the search which resulted in the seizure of marijuana introduced in evidence at trial. Upon defendant’s motion to suppress, the court held a voir dire hearing at which Officer Milton R. Rice of the Wrightsville Police Department testified that on 9 December 1973 he obtained a warrant authorizing a search of “the premises and James Craig Bell and Carol Bell for the property in question.” The premises were described in the supporting affidavit as follows: “Wood frame house, one story, built on pilings, gray…