State v. Stroud

WHICHARD, Judge.

Defendant moved to suppress any statements she made to any investigating officer. After presentation of evidence and arguments of counsel on voir dire, but before the court ruled on the motion, the State moved to reopen the evidence for the limited purpose of offering testimony with respect to the nature of the rights furnished by the investigating officer to the defendant under the Miranda decision. The court, over defendant’s objection, allowed the motion. Defendant contends this was error.

N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-1226(b) provides: “The judge in his discretion may permit any…