State v. . Lewis
Supreme Court of North Carolina
This was an indictment for assault and battery with a deadly weapon, tried at the .July Term, 1890, of the Superior Court of Rocking-ham County, before Whitaker, J. The Judge was acting by virtue of the following commission from the Governor; Raleigh,'July 8th, 1890. To Hon. Spier Whitaker — GreetiNg: We, reposing special trust and confidence in your integrity and knowledge, do by these presents appoint you to hold Fall Terms of the Superior Courts of Rockingham County,…
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This was an indictment for assault and battery with a deadly weapon, tried at the .July Term, 1890, of the Superior Court of Rocking-ham County, before Whitaker, J. The Judge was acting by virtue of the following commission from the Governor; Raleigh,'July 8th, 1890. To Hon. Spier Whitaker — GreetiNg: We, reposing special trust and confidence in your integrity and knowledge, do by these presents appoint you to hold Fall Terms of the Superior Courts of Rockingham County, beginning July 22d, 1890, and Stokes County, beginning August 4th, 1890, in the Ninth Judicial District, in lieu of Hon.…
1Opinion of the Court
(DAVIS, J., concurred in the ruling of the Court that a judge acting under a commission from the Governor is a judge de facto, but dissented from construction placed upon Article IV, section 11, of the Constitution.) The judge was acting by virtue of the following commission from the Governor:
RALEIGH, 8 July, 1890.(969)To Hon. Spier Whitaker — GREETING:
We, reposing special trust and confidence in your integrity and knowledge, do by these presents appoint you to hold Fall Terms of the Superior Courts of Rockingham County, beginning 22 July, 1890, and Stokes County, beginning 4 August, 1890, in…
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