Legal Opinion
State v. Cuthrell
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided February 28, 1951No. 2PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEkviN, J.
The first count in the indictment is bottomed upon the statute codified as G.S. 14-62.
A plea of not guilty to a criminal charge puts in issue every fact necessary to establish the guilt of the accused. S. v. Meyers, 190 N.C. 239, 129 S.E. 600; S. v. Hardy, 189 N.C. 799, 128 S.E. 152.
"Where such plea is entered in a prosecution for common law arson or for the statutory felony of burning a building contrary to G.S. 14-62, it is incumbent on the State to prove both the corpus delicti, and the connection of the accused with the crime. 6 C.J.S., Arson, section 29. The corpus delicti in such…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Cogdell v. Wilmington & Weldon RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1903
- People v. . GrutzNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
- State v. . MeyersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
- State v. . HardySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
- Sawyer v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1931
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3Cited by22 opinions
- State v. VestalSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
- State v. DawsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
- State v. LindleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1974
- State v. PaglinoSupreme Court of Missouri · 1958
- Beanblossom v. ThomasSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1966
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