Legal Opinion

State v. Sessoms

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided June 6, 1995No. 946SC354PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*4ARNOLD, Chief Judge.

Defendant contends the trial court erred by allowing the prosecutor to testify without first being sworn. Defendant waived his right to argue this issue, having failed to object after the prosecutor took the stand without being sworn. State v. Robinson, 310 N.C. 530, 313 S.E.2d 571 (1984) (holding that the failure to object at the appropriate time is fatal to defendant’s argument).

Defendant also contends that the trial court erred in refusing to allow him to cross-examine the prosecutor. But defendant had no right to cross-examine the prosecutor. In State v. Jackson, our…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. State v. PorterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1990
  2. State v. SmithSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
  3. State v. JacksonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1988
  4. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1994
  5. State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1984

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  3. State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2020
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  5. State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2020

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