State v. . Brady
Supreme Court of North Carolina
This was an Indictment for Conspiracy to cheat and defraud, tried before Graves, J., and a jury, at August Term, 1890, of Moore Superior Court.
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This was an Indictment for Conspiracy to cheat and defraud, tried before Graves, J., and a jury, at August Term, 1890, of Moore Superior Court. The indictment was as follows: “The jurors for the State upon their oath present, that N. P. Brady, M. D. Brady, R. D. Williams and J. W. H. Cock eraran, late of the county of Moore, on the 10th day of December, 1887, at and in the county of Moore, with the intent to defraud, unlawfully, wickedly and deceitfully did conspire together to cheat and defraud William K. Jackson of his goods and chattels, bonds and .tenements, contrary to the form of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Claek, J.:
The defendants moved to quash the indictment as to each count, on the ground (1) that it charged no indictable offence; (2) that it did not allege the means by which the cheating and defrauding were to be effected.
This motion being denied, it was renewed on the same grounds in arrest of judgment, and again denied. A general verdict of guilty as to appellants was returned.
There were two counts in the indictment, and if either was good it would support the verdict. State v. Morrison, 2 Ired., 9; State v. Toole, 106 N. C., 736, and cases there cited. Upon reason and precedent, however,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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