State v. . Roberts
Supreme Court of North Carolina
From Buncombe. The prisoner was indicted of a burglary, and on the trial before Strange Judge, Mr. Solidfor fVilson offered in evidence confessions made by the prisoner, under the following circumstances.
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From Buncombe. The prisoner was indicted of a burglary, and on the trial before Strange Judge, Mr. Solidfor fVilson offered in evidence confessions made by the prisoner, under the following circumstances. After be was arrested, some person (one Smith, the prosecutor, being present) said, “ that as the prisoner was now in custody, any confession he might make, could not be given in evidence against him, he might therefore as well come out witli the whole truthand some other person added, “ that as he was a young man, if he made confessions it would be more to his credit hereafter.” Upon this,…
1Opinion of the Court
It was then proved that several days after the prisoner was committed to jail, he of his own voluntary motion requested the jailer to send for Smith, stating that he wished to disclose to him the names of certain persons who had been concerned in and advised the commission of the burglary. Smith came, and after the prisoner had stated his accomplices' names, Smith asked him how he got the door open, in answer to which he described the manner of opening the door, and stated other circumstances tending to establish his guilt, many of which were confirmed by the testimony of other witnesses.
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