State v. Rogers

The indictment upon which the defendant was tried was based upon G.S. 14-178, which reads as follows: “In all cases of carnal intercourse between grandparent and grandchild, parent and ichild, -and brother and sister of the half or whole blood, the parties shall be guilty of a felony, and shall be punished for every such offense ■by imprisonment ion tbe State’s prison for a term not exceeding fifteen years, in the discretion of the court.”

In S. v. McDowell, 101 N.C. 734, 7 S.E. 785, it is said: “When a child is 'born in wedlock the law presumes it to be legitimate, and unless 'bom under such…