State v. Woodruff

The 'appellant assigns as error the ruling of the court below to the effect that the alleged confessions, if any, made by the defendant, were not induced by any threats or by any inducements, and to the admission of such purported confessions, together with the confession of Odell Woodruff against the defendant.

The competency of a confession is a preliminary question for the trial court, and is not ordinarily subject to review. S. v. Whitener, 191 N.C. 659, 132 S.E. 603; S. v. Fain, 216 N.C. 157, 4 S.E. 2d 319; S. v. Rogers, 216 N.C. 731, 6 S.E. 2d 499; S. v. Manning, 221 N.C. 70, 18 S.E. 2d…