Legal Opinion

State v. . Burnett

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided September 26, 1917PublishedCited by 29 opinions

MotioN for judgment, heard before Allen, Jat August Term, 1917, of WAYNE. The case was brought forward on motion of solicitor, and motion for judgment renewed, the defendant being present and also represented by counsel. The court sentenced the defendant to twelve months confinement in the jail of Wayne County. The defendant excepts and appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtBeowjn, J.

At the May, 1917, Term of the Superior Court of Wayne County the defendant was indicted for conducting a bawdy-house. The defendant entered a plea of nolo contendere, and the prayer for judgment was continued upon payment of costs. At the August, 1917, Term of the said court, on motion of the solicitor, the case was brought for ward and the motion for judgment renewed, the defendant being present and represented by counsel, wbo excepted to the motions. Tbe exception was overruled, and after bearing the evidence, the court found as a fact that, before and after the plea of nolo contendere, the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Buck v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1884
  2. Commonwealth v. IngersollMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888

3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Hudson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
  2. Twin Ports Oil Co. v. Pure Oil Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1939
  3. Peel v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963
  4. Fox v. ScheidtSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
  5. State v. CooperSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953

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