State v. . Matheson

Tbe first and second exceptions are based upon tbe failure of tbe trial court to exclude tbe testimony of Grover Bentley, tbe taxicab driver, in wbicb be testified to certain threats and statements made by tbe defendant. Tbis witness merely related wbat took place during tbe defendant’s efforts to evade arrest after killing tbe police officer, wbicb included threats made against tbe taxicab driver if be did not assist tbe defendant in escaping. These exceptions cannot be sustained. S. v. Payne, 213 N. C., 719, 197 S. E., 573; S. v. Steele, 190 N. C., 506, 130 S. E., 308. Moreover, the…