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JERRY ALONZO YOUNG, alias JERRY ALLEN" ], "opinions": [ { "text": "HEDRICK, Judge.\nDefendant first contends that the court erred \u201cin finding as fact and concluding as law that the prosecuting witness\u2019s identification of defendant was not tainted and independent of any influence other than her observations on the night of the alleged crime.\u201d This contention is without merit.\nWhen the defendant challenged the testimony of Mrs. Kaufman, identifying the defendant as her assailant, the able trial judge followed precisely the procedure set out by Chief Justice Bobbitt in State v. Moore and State v. Accor, 277 N.C. 65, 175 S.E. 2d 583 (1970) by having a voir dire hearing in the absence of the jury; where, after hearing the testimony of Mrs. Kaufman, the court made detailed findings of fact as to any out of court confrontation between the witness and the defendant, and as to what the witness observed during and immediately after the assault. There was competent, clear and convincing evidence to support the court\u2019s positive findings that the in-court identification of the defendant by Mrs. Kaufman was of independent origin, based solely on what she observed during and immediately after the assault, and did not result from any out of court confrontation or from any pretrial identification procedure suggestive of and conducive to mistaken identification. Such findings when supported by competent evidence are conclusive on appellate courts, both State and Federal. State v. McVay and State v. Simmons, 279 N.C. 428, 188 S.E. 2d 652 (1971); State v. Blackwell, 276 N.C. 714, 174 S.E. 2d 534, cert. denied 400 U.S. 946, 27 L.Ed. 2d 252, 91 S.Ct. 253 (1970) ; State v. Hinton, 14 N.C. App. 253, 188 S.E. 2d 17 (1972) ; State v. Sneed, 14 N.C. App. 468, 188 S.E. 2d 537 (1972).\nDefendant\u2019s second contention is that the court erred in allowing the State to examine State\u2019s witness, Jenny Ferree, about two rings (State\u2019s exhibits 2 and 3) when the court had earlier sustained an objection to their introduction into evidence.\nThe record reveals that Mrs. Kaufman identified at the trial exhibits 2 and 3 as being the rings taken from her by the defendant. After Mrs. Kaufman had identified exhibits 2 and 3, Jenny Ferree was allowed to testify over defendant\u2019s objection, that the defendant had offered to sell to her exhibits 2 and 3 for $100. After Jenny Ferree\u2019s testimony, exhibits 2 and 3 were admitted into evidence.\nIn North Carolina, any object which has a relevant connection with a case is admissible. Stansbury, North Carolina Evidence 265 \u00a7 118 (2d ed. 1963). Clearly exhibits 2 and 3 have a relevant connection with the case and after Mrs. Kaufman had identified the rings, it was not error to allow Mrs. Ferree to testify that the defendant offered to sell her these rings. This assignment of error is overruled.\nDefendant next contends that the court erred in not conducting a voir dire examination as to the \u201creliability of a confidential informant.\u201d This assignment of error is based on an exception to the court\u2019s allowing police officer Lawrence Graves to testify, over defendant\u2019s objection, that \u201c. . . as a result of information I received from a confidential informer I called Mrs. Ferree.\u201d There was no reason for the court to conduct a voir dire examination as to reliability of the informant. The officer merely testified that he called Mrs. Ferree as a . result of information he received from the informant. This assignment of error is overruled.\nDefendant\u2019s next assignment of error challenges the court\u2019s findings and conclusion that probable cause existed for the arrest of the defendant for common law robbery. This assignment of error does not relate to the admission or exclusion of any evidence at defendant\u2019s trial. The trial court, on its own initiative, conducted a voir dire examination to determine whether probable cause existed for the issuance of the arrest warrant. The voir dire hearing was conducted out of the presence of the jury and we cannot perceive how the defendant could have been prejudiced by either the hearing or the court\u2019s findings and conclusions made thereafter. This assignment of error has no merit.\nDefendant\u2019s fifth assignment of error is based on the court\u2019s allowing the State to offer into evidence, over defendant\u2019s objection, defendant\u2019s purported confession to Officer Collins. Upon defendant\u2019s objection, the court held a voir dire examination as to the facts and circumstances surrounding defendant\u2019s purported confession to Officer Collins1, wherein Officer Graves, Officer Collins and the defendant, all testified that the defendant had been advised of his constitutional rights. After the voir dire examination, the court made findings and concluded that \u201cthe defendant fully understood and freely, knowingly, voluntarily, and affirmatively waived each of those rights before making any statement to Officer Collins about the case against him.\u201d We have reviewed all of the evidence on voir dire examination and find that the evidence supports the court\u2019s findings and conclusions. Findings on voir dire, when supported by competent evidence, are conclusive on appeal. This assignment of error is overruled.\nThe defendant next assigns as error the court\u2019s denial of his motion for judgment as of nonsuit. There was plenary, competent evidence to require the submission of this case to the jury and to support the verdict. This assignment of error is overruled.\nThe defendant, by his seventh assignment of error, contends that the court failed \u201cto adequately define the crime of common law robbery.\u201d In State v. Bailey, 278 N.C. 80, 85, 178 S.E. 2d 809, 812 (1971), it is stated, \u201cRobbery is the taking, with intent to steal, of personal property of another, from his person or in his presence, without his consent or against his will, by violence or intimidation.\u201d We have carefully reviewed the court\u2019s instructions as they relate to this assignment of error and find that the court correctly, fairly and adequately declared and explained the law as it relates to the charge of common law robbery. This assignment of error is without merit.\nDefendant\u2019s eighth assignment of error alleges that the court erred \u201cin reviewing for the jury the elements of the capital crime of rape, when defendant was not charged with rape.\u201d\nIt was not prejudicial error for the court to describe elements of the crime of rape in defining the crime with which defendant was charged, assault with intent to commit rape. The trial judge has great discretion in the manner in which he charges the jury, but he must explain every essential element of the offense charged. State v. Mundy, 265 N.C. 528, 144 S.E. 2d 572 (1965). To constitute an assault with intent to commit rape, there must be both an assault and an intent on the part of the defendant to gratify his passion notwithstanding any resistance by the victim. State v. Gammons, 260 N.C. 753, 133 S.E. 2d 649 (1963). Rape is the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will. State v. Crawford, 260 N.C. 548, 133 S.E. 2d 232 (1963). Thus, assault with intent to commit rape is a lesser included offense of the crime of rape, State v. Birckhead, 256 N.C. 494, 124 S.E. 2d 838 (1962), and a definition of rape aids in the explanation of the offense of assault with intent to commit rape. This assignment of error is overruled.\nWe have carefully considered all of defendant\u2019s assignments of error and find that defendant had a fair trial free from prejudicial error.\nNo error.\nJudges Brock and Morris concur.", "type": "majority", "author": "HEDRICK, Judge." } ], "attorneys": [ "Attorney General Robert Morgan and Deputy Attorney General Andrew A. Vanore, Jr., for the State.", "D. Lamar Dowda, Assistant Public Defender, for defendant appellant." ], "corrections": "", "head_matter": "STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. JERRY ALONZO YOUNG, alias JERRY ALLEN\nNo. 7218SC631\n(Filed 20 September 1972)\n1. Criminal Law \u00a7 66\u2014 in-court identification \u2014 independent origin\nThere was competent, clear and convincing evidence presented on voir dire to support the trial court\u2019s findings that an assault victim\u2019s identification of defendant as her assailant was based solely on what she observed during the assault and did not result from any out-of-court confrontation or from any pre-trial identification procedure suggestive of and conducive to mistaken identification.\n2. Criminal Law \u00a7 42\u2014 rings taken from assault victim \u2014 evidence of offer to sell\nIn a prosecution for assault with intent to commit rape and common law robbery, the trial court properly permitted a witness to testify that defendant offered to sell her two rings which the victim had identified as having been taken from her by defendant.\n3. Constitutional Law \u00a7 31\u2014 reliability of informant \u2014 failure to hold voir dire\nWhere a police officer testified that he called a State\u2019s witness as a result of information he received from a confidential informant, it was not necessary for the trial court to conduct a voir dire hearing as to the reliability of the informant.\n4. Indictment and Warrant \u00a7 6\u2014 probable cause for issuance of warrant \u2014 voir dire \u2014 absence of prejudice\nDefendant was not prejudiced by a voir dire hearing conducted out of the jury\u2019s presence to determine whether probable cause existed for the issuance of a warrant to arrest defendant for common law robbery or by the trial court\u2019s findings and conclusion that such probable cause did exist.\n5. Criminal Law \u00a7 76\u2014 admissibility of confession \u2014 court\u2019s findings\nThe voir dire evidence supported the trial court\u2019s determination that defendant freely, understandingly and knowingly waived his constitutional rights before confessing to a police officer, and the confession was properly admitted in evidence.\n6. Robbery \u00a7 5\u2014 instructions on common law robbery\nThe trial court adequately declared and explained the law as it relates to a charge of common law robbery.\n7. Rape \u00a7 18\u2014 assault with intent to rape \u2014 instructions defining rape\nThe trial court did not err in describing the elements of the crime of rape in defining the crime of assault with intent to commit rape, the offense for which defendant was being tried.\nAppeal by defendant from Fountain, Judge, 6 March 1972 Session of Superior Court held in Guilford County.\nDefendant, Jerry Alonzo Young, was charged in separate bills of indictment, proper in form, with common law robbery and assault with intent to commit rape.\nUpon defendant\u2019s plea of not guilty, the State offered evidence tending to show the following:\nOn Thursday, 28 October 1971 at approximately 8:30 p.m., Mrs. Fran Kaufman left a movie theatre in the City of High Point, North Carolina, and walked to her automobile which was parked in a nearby parking lot. As Mrs. Kaufman prepared to enter her automobile, a man approached her from behind. The evidence shows that there was sufficient lighting from the street to enable Mrs. Kaufman to identify her assailant as the defendant.\nMrs. Kaufman was thrown to the ground and told that she would be killed unless she stopped screaming. She was also told to close her eyes. A substance was sprayed into her face.\nDefendant then removed two rings from Mrs. Kaufman\u2019s fingers and proceeded to have sexual intercourse with her forcibly and against her will. Defendant then took Mrs. Kaufman\u2019s pocketbook and fled; whereupon, Mrs. Kaufman ran into the street, hailed a taxicab, and immediately went to the police station where she reported this assault and gave a description of her assailant.\nDefendant offered no evidence. The jury found the defendant guilty as charged of common law robbery and assault with intent to commit rape.\nFrom judgments imposing active prison sentences, defendant appealed.\nAttorney General Robert Morgan and Deputy Attorney General Andrew A. Vanore, Jr., for the State.\nD. Lamar Dowda, Assistant Public Defender, for defendant appellant." }, "file_name": "0101-01", "first_page_order": 125, "last_page_order": 130 }