State v. Outing

The defendant contends the court committed error by holding the defendant’s confessions voluntary, and by admitting them in evidence. The law governing the admissibility of confessions has been the subject of frequent review by this Court. The leading authorities are collected in State v. Davis, 253 N.C. 86, 116 S.E. 2d 365, Certiorari denied 365 U.S. 855, 5 L. ed 2d 819. To the many cases there cited we may add State v. Biggs, 224 N.C. 23, 29 S.E. 2d 121; State v. Jones, 203 N.C. 374, 166 S.E. 163; State v. Livingston, 202 N.C. 809, 164 S.E. 337, cited by the defendant.

When the State offers…