IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NORTH CAROLINA
No. COA17-477-2
Filed: 20 August 2019
No. COA17-477-2
Filed: 20 August 2019
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 Courts, given there is a substantial expectation of privacy within “hearth and home.”