STATE v. THOMAS

No. 46.

250 S.E.2d 204 (1978)

296 N.C. 236

STATE of North Carolina v. Clinton Berry THOMAS.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

December 29, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Asst. Atty. Gen. Ben G. Irons, II, Raleigh, for the State.

Fred M. Morelock, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.


MOORE, Justice.

Eric Stancil, son of the deceased, who was about five and one-half years of age at the time of the murder and six and one-half years of age at trial, was allowed to testify as a witness for the State. Officer Donald Brinson was allowed to give corroborative testimony concerning a statement made by Eric to him on the day of the murder. Defendant assigns these as error.

When Eric was called as a witness defendant objected to his testifying because...

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