State v. Bragg

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

State v. Bragg

314 S.E.2d 1, 67 N.C. App. 759, 1984 N.C. App. LEXIS 3166

CourtCourt of Appeals of North Carolina

DecidedApril 17, 1984

Docket8315SC530

StatusPublished

Cited by4 cases

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State v. Bragg, 314 S.E.2d 1, 67 N.C. App. 759, 1984 N.C. App. LEXIS 3166 (N.C. Ct. App. 1984).

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WEBB, Judge.

We believe we are bound by State v. Lang, 309 N.C. 512, 308 S.E. 2d 317 (1983) to reverse. As we read that case, when a person in custody indicates he does not wish to make a statement, the officers may not take an inculpatory statement from him unless the defendant initiates the conversation in which he waives his rights. Lang deals with the waiver of counsel but we believe the principle is the same. In this case, we believe the evidence is undisputed that after the defendant had told the officers he did not want to make a statement, they continued talking to him until he purported to waive his rights. We do not believe there is evidence in the record which will support a finding that the defendant initiated a conversation with the officers after he had told *761 them he did not want to make a statement. For this reason, it was error to admit his confession.

Reversed and remanded.

Judges WELLS and Whichard concur.

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WEBB, Judge.

We believe we are bound by State v. Lang, 309 N.C. 512, 308 S.E. 2d 317 (1983) to reverse. As we read that case, when a person in custody indicates he does not wish to make a statement, the officers may not take an inculpatory statement from him unless the defendant initiates the conversation in which he waives his rights. Lang deals with the waiver of counsel but we believe the principle is the same. In this case, we believe the evidence is undisputed that after the defendant had told the officers he did not want to make a statement, they continued talking to him until he purported to waive his rights. We do not believe there is evidence in the record which will support a finding that the defendant initiated a conversation with the officers after he had told *761 them he did not want to make a statement. For this reason, it was error to admit his confession.

Reversed and remanded.

Judges WELLS and Whichard concur.

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