Supreme Court of North Carolina· 8/24/2007

State v. Lewis

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648 S.E.2d 824

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the fact that the defendant's location is unknown at the time of the interrogation does not in and of itself create an ongoing emergency
the fact that the defendant’s location is unknown at the time of the interrogation does not in and of itself create an ongoing emergency
“ ‘A violation of the defendant’s rights under the Constitution of the United States is prejudicial unless ... it was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.’ ”
violation even of Confrontation Clause rights may be harmless error in light of other evidence of defendant’s guilt
primary purpose of on-scene questions by police and answers by victim was not to resolve ongoing emergency even though defendant's location was unknown
applying harmless beyond reasonable doubt analysis to Confrontation Clause violation

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