Legal Opinion

State v. Wells

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided December 15, 1976No. 767SC513PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

HEDKICK, Judge.

At trial the minor witness, in the presence of the jury, was allowed to whisper a portion of her testimony, which was of a very personal nature, to the court reporter, who in turn read the testimony to the jury. This procedure, which was utilized for the answers to three questions, provides the basis for defendant’s first three exceptions. Defendant neither objected to this procedure nor the evidence obtained by it nor moved to strike the child’s testimony. Therefore, these exceptions present no question for review, and the assignment of error based thereon is not sustained.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. BlackwellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1970
  2. Webster v. Wachovia Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1935
  3. Perkins v. ClarkeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
  4. State v. FeimsterCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1974

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. TurgeonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1980

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