232 N.C. App. 68 - State v. Council’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “comments [he] made which could be viewed as even possibly inculpatory were: (1) wondering whether he 'might do 5 to 7' years in prison (presumably a reference to the possible consequences of his arrest), (2) an admission that he had seen and narrowly avoided police officers the night before, (3) an expression that he had intended to stay 'on the run' as long as possible, and (4) a question about why police had described him as 'armed and dangerous.' " 232 N.C.App. 68 , 79, 753 S.E.2d 223 , 231, review denied, 367 N.C. 505 , 759 S.E.2d 101 (2014). Similarly here, our review of the video and transcript of defendant's statement reveals few, if any, comments that could be viewed as inculpatory. If the defendant's statement in Council -which included references to potential jail time and staying "on the run”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 245 N.C. App. 532 - State v. Knight

2. “it is not our role to make factual findings, but rather, only to consider whether the trial court has engaged in the appropriate legal analysis, made findings of fact which are supported by competent evidence, and made conclusions of law supported by those findings.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Santillan

3. “State v. Lawrence , 365 N.C. 506 , 518, 723 S.E.2d 326 , 334 (2012).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Santillan