State v. Shumate

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

v.

TONY ROBERT SHUMATE, Defendant.

No. COA06-1450

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Filed October 2, 2007

This case not for publication

Attorney General Roy Cooper, by Assistant Attorney General Kathleen U. Baldwin, for the State.

William D. Auman for defendant-appellant.

GEER, Judge.

Defendant Tony Robert Shumate appeals from his conviction for taking indecent liberties with a child. On appeal, defendant primarily argues that the trial court violated his constitutional right to remain silent by permitting testimony regarding his failure to provide police with a statement.…