IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NORTH CAROLINA No. COA18-817 Filed: 20 August 2019 Stanly County, No. 17CRS700160 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. SHAWN PATRICK ELLIS, Defendant. Appeal by Defendant from judgment entered 13 March 2018 by Judge Karen Eady-Williams in Stanly County Superior Court. Heard in the Court of…
Search Warrants are subject to Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. Without “probable cause,” a search is ordinarily deemed “unreasonable” and therefore improper. As is the case with many legal issues involving criminal charges, there are certain exceptions. Searches of a home or residence invite additional scrutiny by…
Modified Transcript for “What Is Required To Search?” for the Hearing Impaired: SEE RELATED: Form and Content of the Search Warrant Chapter 15A-246 explains what is required to search, generally speaking, in a North Carolina Search Warrant. While not an exhaustive list, the North Carolina General Statutes set forth: Name…