State v. Lane

MARTIN, Judge.

In his first assignment of error the defendant contends the Superior Court erred in allowing an officer to read to the jury statements made to him by two of the State’s witnesses. He argues that the witnesses had not been impeached and the statements did not corroborate the witnesses. It is not necessary for a witness’ credibility to be impeached for prior consistent statements to be admissible in corroboration of a witness. State v. Perry, 298 N.C. 502, 259 S.E. 2d 496 (1979). The appellant does not say why the statements read by the officer did not corroborate the witnesses.…