Legal Opinion

State v. . Leitch

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided January 5, 1880PublishedCited by 2 opinions

INDICTMENT for Murder tried at Fall Term, 1879, of Robeson Superior Court, before Seymour, J. Judgment was pronounced upon conviction of the prisoner, and he appealed to this court.

1Opinion of the CourtDillard, J.

This was an indictment for murder, andón the appeal of the prisoner to this court, there being no statement of the case, it is our duty to look through the record to see if there be any error therein.

We have carefully examined the whole record and are unable to detect any error entitling the prisoner to a new trial or arrest of judgment, and in such case we can only have certified our opinion to the court below that the court may proceed to judgment. State v. Ray, 10 Ired., 29; State v. Langford, Busb., 436; State v. Murray, 80 N. C., 364.

There is no error and this will be certified to the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. State v. . MurraySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1879

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. . FreemanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1885
  2. Rencher v. . AndersonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1886

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