State v. Alexander

During the course of the trial the arresting officer was examined in the absence of the jury concerning probable cause for his arrest of defendant without a warrant. Upon this voir dire considerable testimony was admitted which was appropriate for the purposes for which admitted; and this evidence on voir dire was properly not allowed before the jury. Nevertheless, the trial judge, in his charge to the jury, inadvertently reviewed this voir dire testimony.

Unquestionably, the accusatory and identifying statements made to the arresting officer by persons who assisted the officer in finding and…