State v. . Swepson
Supreme Court of North Carolina
INDICTMENT tried at Spring Term, 1875, of Wake Superior Court, before Watts, J. ' At June Term, 1874, of said Court the grand jury made a presentment against the defendant and one M. S. Littlefield for an offence committed against the State, and at October Term following a bill, of indictment was found, in which it was substantially charged that they did combine, conspire, confederate and agree together and with divers other persons to the jurors unknown, by divers false…
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INDICTMENT tried at Spring Term, 1875, of Wake Superior Court, before Watts, J. ' At June Term, 1874, of said Court the grand jury made a presentment against the defendant and one M. S. Littlefield for an offence committed against the State, and at October Term following a bill, of indictment was found, in which it was substantially charged that they did combine, conspire, confederate and agree together and with divers other persons to the jurors unknown, by divers false pretences and subtle means and devices, to obtain and acquire to themselves, and from the State of North Carolina, divers…
1Opinion of the CourtRodman, J.
On the 12th of August, 1875, the Solicitor ■of the Sixth Judicial District presented to this Court his petition duly sworn to, in which he set forth in brief as follows : That at October Term, 1874, an indictment for conspiracy and cheating by false pretences was found by the grand jury of Wake county against Littlefield and Swep-■son, on which writs of capias were issued up to April Term, 1875, none of which had been executed at the commencement of that term. The omission to execute these writs on Swepson was by direction of the Solicitor. Little-field could not be found. The State had…
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