Legal Opinion
State v. Sparrow
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided December 31, 1969No. 6926SC504PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHedRICK, J.
The appellants’ first assignment of error is based on their exceptions to the fact that the judgment imposed in each case by the Judge in the Superior Court was more severe than that imposed in the District Court. The appellants contend that the imposition of greater sentences denied them due process of law and violated rights secured them by the Sixth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution. We do not agree. Article I, Sec. 13, of the North Carolina Constitution provides:
“No person shall be convicted of any crime but by the unanimous verdict of a jury of good and lawful persons in open court.…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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3Cited by2 opinions
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