State v. Banks

Sep 23, 1959
73
Reporters:
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Before:
HiggiNs
PeR CuRiam.

The defendants challenge the validity of the search warrant pursuant to which ‍​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‍the automobile described therein and which belonged to Carl Cleo Banks, was searched and the whiskey found therein seized.

We hold that the information furnished ‍​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‍by Patrolman McDonáld over the radio to Patrolman Moran, who signed the affidavit based on such information, pursuant to which the search warrant was issued, ‍​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‍was sufficient information within the meaning of G.S. 18-13 to authorize Patrolman Moran to make the affidavit and to authorize the Clerk of the General County ‍​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‍Court of Buncombe to issue such warrant. S. v. McLamb, 235 N.C. 251, 69 S.E. 2d 537.

No prejudicial error has been made to appear in the trial ‍​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‍below; hence, the verdict and judgments will be upheld.

No Error.

HiggiNS, J., not sitting.