State v. Prevette

Decision Date08 January 1980
Citation261 S.E.2d 925,299 N.C. 124
CourtNorth Carolina Supreme Court
PartiesSTATE of North Carolina v. Gaither Dean PREVETTE, William Norman Stafford, Walter Lee St. John, Randy Marylon Grimes, Phillip Mark Sutton, Francis Earl Wood.

Isham B. Hudson, for State.

Gerrans & Spence, for defendants, Prevette, Stafford, St. John and Grimes.

White, Allen, Hooten, Hodges & Hines, for defendants, Sutton and Wood.

Defendants' notice of appeal and petition for discretionary review under G.S. § 7A-31, 43 N.C.App. 450, 259 S.E.2d 595. Motion of the State to dismiss the appeal for lack of substantial constitutional question. Petition denied; motion allowed.

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  • State v. Stallings, No. COA08-500 (N.C. App. 5/5/2009)
    • United States
    • North Carolina Court of Appeals
    • 5 Mayo 2009
    ...at 573-74, 430 S.E.2d at 465 (quoting State v. Prevette, 43 N.C. App. 450, 455, 259 S.E.2d 595, 599-600 (1979), disc. rev. denied, 299 N.C. 124, 261 S.E.2d 925, cert. denied, 477 U.S. 906, 64 L. Ed. 2d 855 (1980)). Here, the deputies were on the premises for the purpose of a general inquiry......
  • State v. Biggs, No. COA08-1170 (N.C. App. 7/7/2009)
    • United States
    • North Carolina Court of Appeals
    • 7 Julio 2009
    ...(1993) (citing State v. Prevette, 43 N.C. App. 450, 455, 259 S.E.2d 595, 599-600 (1979), appeal dismissed and disc. review denied, 299 N.C. 124, 261 S.E.2d 925, cert. denied, 447 U.S. 906, 64 L. Ed. 2d 855 (1980)). Therefore, mere police presence on private property does not violate the Fou......
  • Haymond v. Chavis, 5:13-cv-19-RJC
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Western District of North Carolina
    • 13 Marzo 2014
    ...onto private property for the purpose of a general inquiry or interview is proper."), appeal dismissed and disc. review denied, 299 N.C. 124, 261 S.E.2d 925, cert. denied, 447 U.S. 906, 64 L. Ed. 2d 855 (1980); see also United States v. Knight, 451 F.2d 275, 278 (5th Cir. 1971) (finding tha......

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