STATE v. FERRELL

No. 7918SC923.

264 S.E.2d 134 (1980)

46 N.C. App. 52

STATE of North Carolina v. Wallace Urbon FERRELL. STATE of North Carolina v. Willie Mack WORKMAN.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 1, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten, by Asst. Atty. Gen. Joan H. Byers, Raleigh, for the State.

D. Lamar Dowda, Greensboro, for defendant-appellant Workman.

Michael E. Lee, Greensboro, for defendant-appellant Ferrell.


HILL, Judge.

Defendants first contend the trial court erred in ruling that purported confessions made by the defendants were freely and voluntarily given and that the defendants had knowingly and intelligently waived their right to have counsel present at the time the purported confessions were given.

An extrajudicial confession by an accused is admissible against him when it is voluntarily given, not induced by threats or fear, and when the defendant has...

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