Legal Opinion

State v. Doss

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided October 13, 1971No. 1PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MOORE, Justice.

The record in this case contains 101 exceptions. Defendant, however, in his brief states that the appeal presents 10 questions. These questions will be discussed separately.

Defendant’s first assignment of error is the overruling of his motion to quash the bill of indictment. He does not assert that the indictment is insufficient in form or allegation. His contentions are that to subject him to trial under this indictment on the capital offense of first degree murder violates his rights in that punishment by death is a cruel and unusual punishment and in violation of the…

2Cases cited57 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Olmstead v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  5. Trop v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958

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3Cited by67 opinions

  1. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
  2. State v. CovingtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
  3. State v. SilhanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
  4. State v. JarretteSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1974
  5. State v. ThompsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972

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