the detectives’ tactics were intended, and did in fact implant fear of prosecution for a more serious offense of murder and also induce hope of leniency. Defendant was promised that if he confessed, he may be able to continue his plans to attend community college. Additionally, unlike in Barnes, Defendant was in custody at the time of his interrogation. Barnes, 154 N.C. App. at 117, 572 S.E.2d at 170. Because the interrogation tactics utilized by detectives rendered Defendant’s statement involuntary, the trial court appropriately determined that Defendant’s statement was inadmissible. Accordingly, we affirm. Affirmed. Judge ELMORE concurs. Judge BRYANT concurs with separate opinion. 1 . The Stale also cites State v. Shelly, 181 N.C. App. 196, 204, 638 S.E.2d 516, 522 (2007) (<HOLDING>); State v. Gainey, 355 N.C. 73, 84, 558 S.E.2d
holding that due process is violated if evidence of prior bad acts goes only to character and there are no permissible inferences the jury may draw from it internal quotation marks omitted holding that bankruptcy is no exception to the due process principle that one is not bound by a judgment in personam in a litigation in which he is not designated as a party to or to which he has not been made a party by service of process internal quotation marks omitted holding that waiver of counsel may be valid absent an inquiry by the court where the surrounding facts and circumstances including the defendants background and conduct demonstrate that he actually understood his right to counsel and the difficulties of pro se representation and knowingly and intelligently waived his right internal quotation marks omitted holding that trial court appropriately found that no promises or offers of reward were made where a defendant was told that if he wanted to help himself that he could help himself by cooperating internal quotation marks omitted holding that no improper promises were made where an interrogating officer told a defendant that i can tell you that a person who cooperates and shows remorse and is honest and has no criminal background when it goes to court has the best chance of getting the most leniency because he cooperated internal quotation marks omitted