State v. Overton
Supreme Court of North Carolina
INDICTMENT for Murder, tried before Moore, J., at Fall Term, 1875, of Beaufort Superior Court. The bill was found in Edgecombe Superior Court and the ■cause was thence removed to Beaufort County. Upon the trial the State offered in eviden'ce the declarations of Nathan Grimes, the deceased, made in the presence of the defendant. The counsel for the defendant objected.
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INDICTMENT for Murder, tried before Moore, J., at Fall Term, 1875, of Beaufort Superior Court. The bill was found in Edgecombe Superior Court and the ■cause was thence removed to Beaufort County. Upon the trial the State offered in eviden'ce the declarations of Nathan Grimes, the deceased, made in the presence of the defendant. The counsel for the defendant objected. The declarations offered in evidence were made on the morning of November 1st, 1874. It was in evidence that on October 31st, 1874, the defendant with other neighbors were present in the house in which the deceased had been found…
1Opinion of the CourtPearsok, C. J.
We have examined the record and see ím error. We have considered the two points made in the statement of the case as grounds for a venire de novo and are satisfied that neither of them is tenable. In fact both of them are so plain as not to admit of discussion.
This will be certified, to the end that judgment may be pronounced agreeable to law.
Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed.
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- State v. HornerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1958