State v. White

BRANCH, Justice.

By his Assignments of Error Nos. 3 and 4 defendant contends that the rulings of the trial judge admitting into evidence inculpatory statements made by him to police officers constituted prejudicial error. Only one voir dire hearing was held as to the two separate statements made by defendant and we elect to consider these assignments of error jointly.

Detective L. E. Smith of the Laurinburg, North Carolina, Police Department testified as a State’s witness. When it became apparent that the officer was about to testify concerning inculpatory statements made by defendant, counsel…