State v. Thorpe
Supreme Court of North Carolina
1Opinion of the CourtHiggiNS, J.
The first assignment of error involves the admissibility of the defendant’s confession. Before permitting the investigating officers to relate to the jury the defendant’s incriminating admissions, the Court conducted a voir dire examination in the jury’s absence. The evidence disclosed the officers first talked with Mrs. Mullen, who had observed and recognized the defendant as the intruder in her home at about midnight. On the basis of her identifying statements, they arrested Leroy Thorpe. The in-custody interrogation, therefore, was not for the purpose of making an arrest, but for the…
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Carnley v. CochranSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- State v. RogersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
- State v. . AllenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1923
- State v. DavisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1960
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