STATE v. SANDERS

No. 16.

245 S.E.2d 674 (1978)

STATE of North Carolina v. William E. SANDERS.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

July 14, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten, by Special Deputy Atty. Gen. Lester V. Chalmers, Jr., and Asst. Atty. Gen. Joan H. Byers, Raleigh, for the State.


COPELAND, Justice.

After reviewing defendant's assignments of error, we have concluded that there was prejudicial error in the trial below; thus, defendant must be afforded a new trial. We initially discuss several of defendant's contentions which are without merit but likely to be raised on retrial.

It is argued that the trial court erred in admitting testimony that defendant had been taken into custody approximately two weeks before the killing and had threatened...

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