Court Opinion

ID: 9585667
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 23:02:39.764171+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:21:49.394882
License: Public Domain

Judge Eagles
concurring.
I concur in the result but would not have reached the issue of the denial of defendant’s motion to compel discovery of the identity of a confidential informant.
This case involves a guilty plea by defendant. The right to appeal after a guilty plea is defined by G.S. 15A-979(b) and is carefully limited to review of “an order finally denying a motion to suppress evidence. . . .” In light of our disposition on appeal of this motion to suppress, defendant’s guilty plea has rendered moot the issue of the identity of the confidential informant. Because of his guilty plea, defendant’s appeal in this case should be limited to the denial of his motion to suppress.