State v. Justices of Lenoir County
Supreme Court of North Carolina
From Lenior. The question in this case arose upon the indictment, which was in these words, viz: The Jurors for the state upon their oath present, that within the county of Lenoir there now is, and from time immemorial there hath been, a certain common jail, for the purpose of keeping in safe custody offenders and prisoners within the same, situate and being in the county of Lenoir, known by the name of the jail of Lenoir; and that on the first day of January, in the year of…
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From Lenior. The question in this case arose upon the indictment, which was in these words, viz: The Jurors for the state upon their oath present, that within the county of Lenoir there now is, and from time immemorial there hath been, a certain common jail, for the purpose of keeping in safe custody offenders and prisoners within the same, situate and being in the county of Lenoir, known by the name of the jail of Lenoir; and that on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, and continually front thence, until the day of taking this…
1Opinion of the Court
"The jurors for the State upon their oath present, that within the county of Lenoir there now is, and from time immemorial there hath been, a certain common jail for the purpose of keeping in safe custody offenders and prisoners within the same, situate and being in the county of Lenoir, known by the name of the jail of Lenoir; and that on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, and continually from thence until the day of taking this inquisition, the said jail hath been and still is greatly ruinous, in decay, and out of repair, for want…
2Cited by4 opinions
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- State v. . BrittSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1896
- State v. JarvisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1901
- State v. LeeperSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1908