State v. . Matthews
Supreme Court of North Carolina
IndictmeNT for Murder removed from Yadkin and tried .at Fall Term, 1878, of Surry Superior Court, before Grams, J. The prisoners were charged with killing one Costin D. Butner and were found guilty of manslaughter. Judgment •and appeal. See same case, 78 N. C., 523. The case is sufficiently stated by Mr. Justice Dillard in delivering the ■opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtDillard, J.
The prisoners were tried and convicted of manslaughter at fall term. 1878, of Surry superior court and from the judgment pronounced, an appeal is taken to this court, for alleged irregularity in 'the formation of the jury which tried them, and for error of the presiding judge in the instructions given, and in the refusal of other in.structions requested. In order to understand the matters complained of and to make the opinion of this court i’nteb ligible in relation thereto, it will be necessary to state briefly the material facts as they appear upon the record sent up to this court.
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