State v. McCloud

Defendant assigns as error the admission of testimony by police officers concerning his alleged in-custody confession.

Upon defendant’s objection to the testimony concerning his alleged confession, the trial court properly followed the procedure approved by this Court and the United States Supreme Court. State v. Gray, 268 N.C. 69, 150 S.E. 2d 1; Jackson v. Denno, 378 U.S. 368, 12 L. Ed. 2d 908. There was ample evidence to support the findings of fact, and the findings of fact, in turn, supported the conclusion (denominated a finding) that defendant “freely, understandingly and voluntarily”…