STATE v. HAMM

No. 15.

263 S.E.2d 556 (1980)

STATE of North Carolina v. Joseph Lee HAMM.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

March 5, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Glenn B. Bailey, Morehead City, for defendant-appellant.


HUSKINS, Justice:

Leo Sutton testified that he was under arrest for armed robbery and had not been charged with murder. Over objection, he was permitted to say that he knew he could have been charged with murder. Defendant contends that Sutton, who was not learned in the law, was erroneously permitted to express an opinion as to what crimes he might be charged with as a result of his participation in the robbery and murder of Mrs. Arthur. This contention is without...

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