State v. Sneed

CARSON, Judge.

The defendant’s first assignment of error relates to the redirect examination of the co-conspirator Pennell and his testimony concerning the threats he received. Re-direct examination may be used to remove any obscurity or uncertainty adduced by the cross-examination. Highway Comm. v. Yarborough, 6 N.C. App. 294, 170 S.E. 2d 159 (1969); 1 Stansbury, N. C. Evidence (Brandis Revision), § 36. However, in the instant case, it appears to go beyond merely explaining the facts elicited on cross-examination. The matters concerning the threats would have been improper on direct…