STATE v. MITCHELL

No. 592A85.

346 S.E.2d 458 (1986)

STATE of North Carolina v. Steve Albert MITCHELL.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

August 12, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lacy H. Thornburg, Atty. Gen., by Steven F. Bryant, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the State.

Malcolm R. Hunter, Jr., Appellate Defender, by David W. Dorey, Asst. Appellate Defender, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.


MITCHELL, Justice.

The defendant brings forward assignments of error in which he contends that: (1) during cross-examination of the defendant, the prosecutor improperly impeached him with evidence of his exercise of his right to remain silent after he had been arrested and given the Miranda warnings; (2) the trial court erred in allowing the prosecutor to improperly communicate to the jury his personal belief that the defendant was lying; (3) the trial court...

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