State v. . Singleton
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendant from Crammer, J., at November Term, 1921, of "Wathe. Criminal prosecution, tried upon an indictment charging tbe defendant with having willfully and unlawfully rented rooms in her bouse for purposes of prostitution in violation of Public Laws 1919, cb. 215. Tbe State offered three witnesses, policemen of tbe city of Goldsboro, who testified in effect that they bad seen men going in and out of defendant’s bouse; tbat ber reputation was bad, and tbat one…
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Appeal by defendant from Crammer, J., at November Term, 1921, of "Wathe. Criminal prosecution, tried upon an indictment charging tbe defendant with having willfully and unlawfully rented rooms in her bouse for purposes of prostitution in violation of Public Laws 1919, cb. 215. Tbe State offered three witnesses, policemen of tbe city of Goldsboro, who testified in effect that they bad seen men going in and out of defendant’s bouse; tbat ber reputation was bad, and tbat one Mira Brown bad been beard to swear, in tbe presence of tbe defendant, tbat sbe occupied one of ber rooms for immoral…
1Opinion of the CourtStacy, J.
At tbe close of tbe evidence bis Honor charged tbe jury as follows: “Gentlemen of tbe jury, you bave beard tbe evidence of tbe witnesses. If you believe tbe evidence, I instruct you tbat you will find tbe defendant Laura Singleton guilty.” To tbis instruction tbe defendant excepted, and tbe same is assigned as error. We think tbe exception is well taken, and under a uniform line of decisions it must be beld for reversible error. S. v. Alley, 180 N. C., 663; S. v. Boyd, 175 N. C., 793; Brooks v. Mill Co., 182 N. C., 260, and cases there cited.
Tbe defendant entered on tbe trial with tbe…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. Hill.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
- Thompson v. Town of LumbertonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1921
- State v. . AikenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1893
- State v. . BoydSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1918
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- State v. . CreechSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1949
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