Legal Opinion

State v. . Rowe

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided September 5, 1887PublishedCited by 33 opinions

This was an indictment for burglary, tried before Phillips, Judge, at Spring Term, 1887, of Durham Superior Court. The defendant was convicted, and from the judgment thereon pronounced against him he appealed. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtDavis, J.

The principal witness against the prisoner was one Mary Castleberry, and he moves for a new trial in this Court, upon the ground that his conviction was procured by her false testimony.

The motion is based upon the affidavit of the said Mary Castleberry, to the effect that her testimony on the trial was false in every material particular and was induced by causes set out in the affidavit; and the affidavit of the prisoner that the term of the Superior Court, at which the trial was had, expired before he had any knowledge or information of the fact upon which the motion is based; and that the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. . WhitfieldSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1885
  2. State v. . JonesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1873
  3. State v. StarnesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1886
  4. State v. . ParishSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1878
  5. State v. . HollandSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1880

3Cited by33 opinions

  1. State v. . CaseySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1931
  2. State v. . SpencerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1918
  3. State v. HairstonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1897
  4. State v. CaseySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1931
  5. State v. UpchurchSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1992

28 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API