Legal Opinion

State v. Poczontek

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided June 7, 1988No. 872SC1031PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PHILLIPS, Judge.

Reserving his right to maintain on appeal that the evidence used against him should have been suppressed because it was obtained through an unreasonable search and seizure, defendant pled guilty to misdemeanor possession of marijuana pursuant to G.S. 90-95(d)(4) and possession of drug paraphernalia pursuant to G.S. 90-113.22. The evidence with respect thereto was to the following effect:

About two weeks earlier State Highway Patrolman B. R. Owens was told by an informant that defendant, an assistant manager of a Williamston grocery store, usually used marijuana while driving…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  4. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  5. United States v. SalvucciSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. YorkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  2. State v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2006
  3. State v. Castaneda-PenaCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2017
  4. State v. SpringsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2024
  5. State v. SpringsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2024

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