State v. . McKnight
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Indictment for burglary in the first degree, tried at August Term, 1892, of Surry Superior Court, before Mclver, J. The defendant w-as found guilty, and appealed from the judgment pronounced.
1Opinion of the Court
Shepherd, C. J.:
The prisoner was indicted for burglary '“in the first degree,” and on his trial admitted the breaking and entry with the felonious intent as charged in the bill. The propriety of the admission is demonstrated by the decision of this Court in State v. Fleming, 107 N. C., 905, in which the question as to what constitutes a sufficient breaking is fully discussed and illustrated by many authorities.
The prisoner, however, very seriously insists that the State has failed to adduce sufficient evidence to warrant the jury in finding that the breaking and entry was done in the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. . FlemingSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1890
- State v. MorrisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1879
- Smith v. . BrownSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1888
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