Smith's Criminal Case Compendium
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Arrest, Search, and Investigation
Criminal Offenses
Drug Offenses
State v. Marion, 233 N.C. App. 195 (Apr. 1, 2014)
The defendant’s own statements were admissible under the hearsay rule. The statements were recorded by a police officer while transporting the defendant from Georgia to North Carolina. The court noted that “[a] defendant’s statement that is not purported to be a written confession is admissible under the exception to the hearsay rule for statements by a party-opponent and does not require the defendant’s acknowledgement or adoption.”