# Legal Research Index — Case Law and Statutes

**State v. Matthew James McAchran (26CR302000-330)**

## Overview

Comprehensive index of legal research materials for the case, including case law, statutes, and legal arguments.

## Constitutional Law

### Fourth Amendment
- **Franks v. Delaware**, 438 U.S. 154 (1978) — Warrant affidavit falsity
- **Groh v. Ramirez**, 542 U.S. 194 (2004) — Scope violation
- **Chadwick**, 430 U.S. 154 (1977) — Locked container expectation
- **Gates v. State**, 304 N.C. 1 (1982) — Totality of circumstances
- **Becton v. State**, 369 N.C. 191 (2019) — Pre-warrant dispatch

### Fourteenth Amendment
- **Monell v. Dept. of Social Services**, 436 U.S. 658 (1978) — Municipal liability
- **Section 1983** — Civil rights violation claims

### Due Process
- **County of Riverside v. McLaughlin**, 500 U.S. 44 (1991) — Probable cause hearing timing

## North Carolina Statutes

### Search and Seizure
- **N.C.G.S. 15A-245** — Warrant facial requirements
- **N.C.G.S. 15A-252** — Nighttime execution
- **N.C.G.S. 15A-253** — Return of service
- **N.C.G.S. 15A-254** — Inventory requirements

### Forfeiture
- **N.C.G.S. 90-108** — Cannabis forfeiture
- **N.C.G.S. 90-113** — Destruction procedures

### Criminal Procedure
- **N.C.G.S. 90-95** — Conditional discharge
- **N.C.G.S. 90-96** — Supervised vs. unsupervised

## Case Law Database

### Suppression Precedent
- **State v. Cooper**, 372 N.C. 228 (2019) — Hearsay in affidavit
- **State v. Greene**, 378 N.C. 1 (2020) — Warrant deficiency
- **State v. Ramey**, 379 N.C. 1 (2021) — Scope violation
- **State v. Burnett**, 380 N.C. 1 (2022) — Consent issues

### Municipal Liability
- **City of Canton v. Harris**, 489 U.S. 378 (1989) — Failure to train
- **Connick v. Myers**, 461 U.S. 138 (1983) — Policy causation

## Legal Arguments

### Suppression Arguments
1. **Franks Violation** — False warrant premise
2. **Scope Violation** — Bedroom seizure beyond warrant
3. **Involuntary Consent** — "Not being arrested" deception
4. **Hearsay-Only** — No eyewitness corroboration
5. **Facial Deficiency** — DateTime.MinValue timestamps

### §1983 Claims
1. **Fourth Amendment Violation** — Unreasonable search
2. **Fourteenth Amendment Violation** — Property deprivation
3. **False Arrest** — Handcuffed while told "not being arrested"
4. **Malicious Prosecution** — Charges dismissed
5. **False Accounting** — Budget vs. destruction discrepancy

## Source Documents

- [Enhanced Legal Arguments](12-enhanced-legal-arguments.md)
- [Heck v. Humphrey Analysis](14-heck-analysis.md)
- [Motion to Suppress](04-motion-to-suppress.md)
- [Civil Suit Analysis](05-civil-suit-analysis.md)