STATE v. FRANKLIN

No. 446A82.

304 S.E.2d 579 (1983)

STATE of North Carolina v. Joseph Ralph FRANKLIN.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

July 7, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rufus L. Edmisten, Atty. Gen. by Myron C. Banks, Sp. Deputy Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the State.

Ann B. Petersen, Asst. Appellate Defender, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.


MEYER, Justice.

Defendant contends that his written and recorded confessions were obtained in violation of his fifth amendment right against self-incrimination and his sixth amendment right to counsel. He bases his argument on the following facts:

In March 1981, defendant had been represented by Assistant Public Defender Lyle Yurko on a plea to a charge of indecent exposure. At that time, defendant was also a suspect in the Mecklenburg County murders of Amanda...

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