WHICHARD, Judge.
TRIAL PHASE
Defendant contends the court erred in admitting his in-custody statement taken in the absence of court-appointed counsel.
Although a defendant has a constitutional right to have counsel present during custodial interrogation, he may waive this right in counsel's absence. State v. Smith, 294 N.C. 365, 374-76,
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