State v. George
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Evidence— Confessions — Abduction—Indictm ent. Indictment tried before Clark, Judge,_and a jury, at'Sep-, teraber Criminal Term, 1885, of Wake Superior Court.
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Evidence— Confessions — Abduction—Indictm ent. Indictment tried before Clark, Judge,_and a jury, at'Sep-, teraber Criminal Term, 1885, of Wake Superior Court. The indictment was preferred under §973 of The Code, which is as follows, to-wit; “Anyone who shall abduct, or by any means induce any child under the age of fourteen years, who shall renide with the father, mother, uncle, aunt, or elder sister or brother, or shall be at a school, or he an orphan and reside with a guardian, to leave such person or school, shall be guilty of a crime, and on conviction, shall be fined or imprisoned at the…
1Opinion of the Court
Ashe, J.,
(after stating the facts). The exception to the admission of evidence of the confession of the defendant, was properly overruled. The testimony was clearly admissible. It was voluntary and without any inducement of hope or fear, and was made after he was cautioned by the witness-Pearson not to tell anything to convict himself. The evidence would have been *570admissible even if the defendant at the time of making the confession had been- in custody and charged with the crime. State v. Patterson, 68 68 N. C., 292.
The grounds assigned foe the arrest of judgment ought not to have hecu…
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- State v. . LanierSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1883
- State v. . McIntoshSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1885
- State v. . PattersonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1873
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