Stone v. Martin

ORR, Judge.

I

Defendants first contend that the trial court violated their privilege against self-incrimination when it compelled them to answer discovery requests and when it admitted the answers to the discovery requests into evidence at trial.

This Court previously held that the order compelling the discovery in this case did not violate defendants’ constitutional right against self-incrimination. Stone v. Martin, 56 N.C. App. 473, 289 S.E. 2d 898, disc. rev. denied, 306 N.C. 392, 294 S.E. 2d 220 (1982). Our decision in the previous appeal constitutes the law of the case. See Transportation,…