STATE v. WILLIAMS

No. 8312SC632.

312 S.E.2d 501 (1984)

STATE of North Carolina v. Julius WILLIAMS, III.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 6, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen., Rufus L. Edmisten by Associate Atty. Gen., Thomas J. Ziko, Raleigh, for the State.

Appellate Defender Adam Stein by Asst. Appellate Defender Lorinzo L. Joyner, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.


WHICHARD, Judge.

Defendant objected to introduction of evidence regarding a confession. The court treated the objection as a motion to suppress and, after hearing evidence on voir dire, summarily denied it. Defendant contends the confession "was induced by a promise which gave [him] hope for lighter punishment if he confessed," and that the court thus erred. We find no error.

Whether conduct of investigating officers constitutes such promises as to...

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