38 N.C. App. 209 - State v. Slate’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “When two defendants are jointly tried, the extra-judicial confession of one may be received in evidence over the objection of the other only when the trial court instructs the jury that the confession is admitted as evidence against the defendant who made it but is not evidence and may not be considered by the jury in any way in determining the charges against his codefendant. State v. Lynch, 266 N.C. 584 , 146 S.E. 2d 677 (1966); State v. Bennett, 237 N.C. 749 , 76 S.E. 2d 42 (1953); 2 Stansbury’s N.C. Evidence, § 188 (Brandis rev. 1973). Failure to give the required instruction will necessitate a new trial in Slate’s case. . . .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 54 N.C. App. 1 - State v. Mettrick

2. “remained a violation of long established principles of law controlling in this jurisdiction. As to [Vickers], the extra-judicial statement of [Mettrick] was inadmissible hearsay. The extrajudicial statement of [Mettrick] did not become exceptionally admissible as corroborative evidence solely by virtue of the fact that [Mettrick] took the stand and testified.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 54 N.C. App. 1 - State v. Mettrick