State v. English
Supreme Court of North Carolina
159 S.E. 318 (N.C. 1931)
Relevant factsFree
English (defendant), on trial for murder, sought to introduce an out-of-court statement in which David Locke admitted he had actually committed the killing. Locke did not testify at trial, and his whereabouts were unknown, so the trial court excluded his confession as hearsay, and English appealed.
IssueFree
Whether a third party's out-of-court confession to a murder is inadmissible hearsay when offered at the defendant's trial for that same murder.