Legal Opinion
State v. Fox
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided July 31, 1970No. 19PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSharp, J.
This case first came to us as a joint appeal by Roy Lee Fox and Carson McMahan, who had been tried with the other two defendants jointly indicted with them. Neither Roy Lee Fox nor Carson McMahan had testified, yet the confession of each, which implicated the other, had been admitted in evidence. This error necessitated a new trial and, in ordering it, we directed that defendants Roy Lee Fox and Carson McMahan be tried separately unless the State relinquished their confessions. State v. Fox, 274 N.C. 277, 291, 163 S.E. 2d 492, 502.
Upon the second trial, as in the first, all the evidence…
2Cases cited54 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Jenkins v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- State v. GraySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1966
- State v. BentonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1970
- State v. FoxSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1968
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3Cited by99 opinions
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