STATE v. LANE

No. 43.

271 S.E.2d 273 (1980)

STATE of North Carolina v. Adolphus LANE.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

November 4, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rufus L. Edmisten, Atty. Gen., by William F. O'Connell, Sp. Deputy Atty. Gen., Robert R. Reilly, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Reginald L. Watkins, Associate Atty., Raleigh, for the State.

Alexander, Hinshaw & Schiro, by Charles J. Alexander, II, Winston-Salem, for defendant-appellant.


BRANCH, Chief Justice.

The single question presented by this appeal is whether defendant was prejudicially deprived of his constitutional rights when the court permitted the district attorney to cross-examine him concerning his failure to disclose his alibi at the time he made a statement to the police officers or at any time before the trial.

Defendant relies heavily upon the case of Doyle v. Ohio, 426 U.S. 610, 96 S...

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