STATE v. LEGETTE

No. 99.

231 S.E.2d 896 (1977)

292 N.C. 44

STATE of North Carolina v. Harold LEGETTE, also known as Kenny Brown, and Forrest Lee Wilson, also known as James Lee Wilson.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

February 8, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rufus L. Edmisten, Atty. Gen., William B. Ray, Asst. Atty. Gen., William W. Melvin, Deputy Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the State of North Carolina.

Henry L. Kitchin, of Leath, Bynum, Kitchin & Neal, Rockingham, for defendant-appellant Legette.

Charles B. Deane, Jr., of Jones & Deane, Rockingham, for defendant-appellant Wilson.


HUSKINS, Justice:

Defendants' first assignment of error is based on the dual contention that (1) their in-court identification by the witness Braswell was tainted by pretrial photographic identification and (2) the court erred in denying defendants the opportunity to view the photographs in question. Defendants argue that the findings and conclusions to the contrary are erroneous and that their motion to suppress the in-court identification should have been allowed...

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