STATE v. STAFFORD

No. 7929SC730.

262 S.E.2d 695 (1980)

STATE of North Carolina v. Sammy M. STAFFORD.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

February 19, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten, by Associate Atty. Gen., Grayson G. Kelley, Raleigh, for the State.

J. Christopher Callahan, Rutherfordton, for defendant appellant.


ARNOLD, Judge.

We find no error in the denial of defendant's motions to suppress and to dismiss. Ample evidence appears to support the trial court's finding that defendant's statement to the police was "voluntarily, knowingly, and intelligently made." Any doubts the investigating officers may have had as to defendant's guilt are irrelevant. Moreover, there is no contention that an unreasonable time elapsed between defendant's being advised of his rights and his giving...

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