State v. Willis

CARSON, Judge.

The defendant assigns as error the allowing of the in-eourt identification of the defendants. The defendant contends the pre-trial showing of the photographs was so highly suggestive as to give rise to a substantial likelihood of irreparable mis-identification. Prior to the ruling on the in-court identification, the trial court conducted a complete voir dire and made findings of fact and conclusions of law based on the evidence. It is well established in North Carolina that such findings of fact and conclusions based thereon on the voir dire examination are binding on the…