Court Opinion

ID: 9616923
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 04:50:46.171898+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:05:51.629420
License: Public Domain

Justice Exum
concurring.
I agree that under the decisions of the United States Supreme Court relied on by the majority this Court must apply the “good faith” exception to the exclusionary rule in determining admissibility of evidence unconstitutionally seized under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. I concur with the majority’s application of these cases to the facts before us.
The parties have not argued whether this exception may sustain admissibility under the North Carolina Constitution. My concurrence in the Court’s opinion is based on my understanding that the opinion neither addresses nor answers this question.
I also concur in Justice Billings’ concurring opinion insofar as it discusses the applicability of nontestimonial identification orders to persons in custody.