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State v. Odum

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Apr 1, 1996
468 S.E.2d 245 (N.C. 1996)

Opinion

No. 368A95

Filed 4 April 1996

Appeal by defendant pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 119 N.C. App. 676, 459 S.E.2d 826 (1995), affirming an order entered by Farmer, J., on 13 December 1993 in Superior Court, Wake County, denying defendant's motion to suppress certain evidence. Heard in the Supreme Court 13 March 1996.

Michael F. Easley, Attorney General, by William B. Crumpler, Assistant Attorney General, for the State.

Thomasin Elizabeth Hughes for defendant-appellant.


For the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion by Judge Greene, the decision of the Court of Appeals is reversed. The case is remanded to that court for further remand to the Superior Court, Wake County, for a trial at which the seized evidence in question is suppressed.

REVERSED AND REMANDED.


Summaries of

State v. Odum

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Apr 1, 1996
468 S.E.2d 245 (N.C. 1996)
Case details for

State v. Odum

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. DAVID LOUIS ODUM

Court:Supreme Court of North Carolina

Date published: Apr 1, 1996

Citations

468 S.E.2d 245 (N.C. 1996)
468 S.E.2d 245

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