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State v. Wade, 198 N.C. App. 257 (Jul. 21, 2009)

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Evidence > Direct Examination

The trial judge erred by overruling defense counsel’s objection to a question posed by the prosecutor to a State’s witness alluding to the fact that a superior court judge had found that there was probable cause to search the defendant. The court reiterated the rule that a trial judge’s legal determination on evidence made in a hearing outside of the jury’s presence should not be disclosed to the jury.