State v. Ross

ARNOLD, Judge.

Error is assigned to the trial court’s allowing the State to cross-examine defendant about previous convictions. It is asserted that the North Carolina law allowing the State to cross-examine a defendant concerning prior criminal convictions should be reconsidered. Our Supreme Court has refused to change the rule as it is hereinafter stated, and this Court will not reconsider the rule as stated in State v. McKenna, 289 N.C. 668, 224 S.E. 2d 537, vacated and remanded on other grounds sub nom McKenna v. North Carolina, --- U.S. --- , 50 L.Ed. 2d 278, 97 S.Ct. 301 (1976); State v.…