STATE v. PEARSALL

No. 784SC415.

248 S.E.2d 436 (1978)

38 N.C. App. 600

STATE of North Carolina v. Delmas PEARSALL.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 7, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Associate Atty. Lucien Capone, III, Raleigh, for the State.

Bruce H. Robinson, Jr., Wallace, for defendant-appellant.


CLARK, Judge.

The sole issue raised by this appeal is whether the trial court erred in ruling that Linda Sutton Williams, having claimed the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination, was not required to testify as a witness for the defendant.

Before taking the stand to testify in his own behalf, defendant called Linda Sutton Williams as his witness. She informed the court that she would not testify. Her lawyer was not present. She had been convicted...

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