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State v. HarveyState v. Harvey

Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Jan 12, 1972
No. 712SC738
Reporters:
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Before:
Vaughn
VAUGHN, Judge.

The major portion of defendant’s well-researched argument concerns his contention that it was error to ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‍admit evidence as to the marijuana seeds at the time of defendant’s arrest. In this connection, we hold that the findings of fact by the trial judge are based on ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‍competent evidence and are amply sufficient to support his conclusions of law. Moreover, nothing appears in this record which would have required the suppression of the evidence. The law enforcement ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‍officer made a lawful entry into the home of defendant to serve a valid arrest warrant. In the *435process the officer observed within his plain view a quantity of marijuana, the ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‍possession of which constitutes a crime. Defendant’s assignments of error directed to the admissibility of such evidence are overruled.

Defendant’s remaining assignments of error have been carefully considered and the same ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‍are overruled. In the entire trial we find no prejudicial error.

No error.

Judges Brock and Britt concur.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Harvey
Court Name: Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Date Published: Jan 12, 1972
Citations: 13 N.C. App. 433; 185 S.E.2d 601; 1972 N.C. App. LEXIS 2259; No. 712SC738
Docket Number: No. 712SC738
Court Abbreviation: N.C. Ct. App.
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