State v. Bullock

Nov 23, 1966
505
Reporters:
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Before:
Per Curiam
Per Curiam.

The evidence is ample to support the finding of fact by the ‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‍trial court that the confession was made voluntarily, without fear or hope of reward. This finding is, therefore, conclusive on appeal. State v. Barnes, 264 N.C. 517, 142 S.E. ‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‍2d 344. The trial having occurred prior to the announcement of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 ‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‍S. Ct. 1602, 16 L. ed. 2d 694, that decision has no application to this appeal. Johnson v. New Jersey, 384 U.S. 719, 86 S. Ct. 1772, 16 L. ‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‍ed. 2d 882. The admission in evidence of this confession and of the testimony of the officers concerning it was in accord with the law of ‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‍this State as explained in State v. Gray, 268 N.C. 69, 150 S.E. 2d 1.

No error.