Legal Opinion

State v. Branch

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided December 17, 1975No. 1PublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COPELAND, Justice.

Defendant Branch raises 42 assignments of error covering 1144 exceptions. Defendant Sullivan raises 38 assignments of error covering 478 exceptions.

The questions raised by defendant Branch (hereinafter referred to as “Mrs. Branch”) will be considered first.

Mes. Branch’s Appeal

Mrs. Branch contends that it was error for the court to consolidate the cases of defendants for trial. G.S. 15-152 (formerly C.S., 4622) has been consistently interpreted as follows: “The court is expressly authorized by statute in this State to order the consolidation for trial of two or more…

2Cases cited84 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by63 opinions

  1. State v. HutchinsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
  2. State v. TolleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
  3. Grandison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1986
  4. State v. AdcockSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
  5. State v. LarrimoreSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1995

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