State v. Bass

Had the superior court erred, as the majority opinion states, in admitting evidence of the lineup identification, I would concur in the majority’s conclusion that this was harmless error and not ground for granting Bass a new trial. In my opinion, there was no error in the admission of this evidence.

The majority opinion states:

“At all times pertinent to this case, an indigent defendant in a capital case could not waive the right to counsel *455either orally or in writing. See 1969 Session Laws, Chapter 1013, § 1, codified as G.S. 7A-457; State v. Lynch, 279 N.C. 1, 181 S.E. 2d 561 (1971).”

I am…