39 N.C. App. 179 - State v. Johnston’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “(1) When a defendant objects to joinder of charges against two or more defendants for trial because an out-of-court statement of a codefendant makes reference to him but is not admissible against him, the court must require the prosecutor to select one of the following courses: a. A joint trial at which the statement is not admitted into evidence; or b. A joint trial at which the statement is admitted into evidence only after all references to the moving defendant have been effectively deleted so that the statement will not prejudice him; or c. A separate trial of the objecting defendant.”

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

2. “G.S. 15A-927(c)(l) codifies substantially the [Bruton] decision ..., which held that the receipt in evidence of the confession of one codefendant posed a substantial threat to the other code-fendant’s Sixth Amendment right of confrontation and cross-examination because the privilege against self-incrimination prevents those who are implicated from calling the defendant who made the statement to the stand.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 150 N.C. App. 566 - State v. Stafford