STATE v. ARRINGTON

No. 122A84.

319 S.E.2d 254 (1984)

311 N.C. 633

STATE of North Carolina v. Charles ARRINGTON.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

August 28, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rufus L. Edmisten, Atty. Gen. by Newton G. Pritchett, Jr., Associate Atty., Raleigh, for the State.

Stephen A. Graves, Washington, for defendant-appellee.


MITCHELL, Justice.

The issue presented is whether an affidavit detailing the tips of confidential informants to police provided a sufficient basis to support the magistrate's finding of probable cause. We hold that there was a substantial basis for finding probable cause and issuing a search warrant, and we reverse the Court of Appeals' decision affirming the order of the trial court to the contrary.

On March 14, 1982 Beaufort, County A.B.C. Enforcement Officer...

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