State v. . Merritt
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Criminal Action commenced before the mayor of the town of Clinton, and heard on appeal at Spring Term, 1880, of Sampson Superior Court, before Avery, J. The mayor of the town issued a warrant for the arrest of the defendants, in the following words; B. F. Boykin complains on oath and says that at and in the town of Clinton, on or about the 9th day of May, 1880, Julian Merritt and Avery Peterson did while driving out of town act in a disorderly manner by driving at a furious…
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Criminal Action commenced before the mayor of the town of Clinton, and heard on appeal at Spring Term, 1880, of Sampson Superior Court, before Avery, J. The mayor of the town issued a warrant for the arrest of the defendants, in the following words; B. F. Boykin complains on oath and says that at and in the town of Clinton, on or about the 9th day of May, 1880, Julian Merritt and Avery Peterson did while driving out of town act in a disorderly manner by driving at a furious rate, and did whoop and holloiv so loud as fo disturb the quiet of the town, especially those persons living on the…
1Opinion of the CourtS.mith, C. J.
The criminal offence imputed to the defendants in the sworn complaint annexed to the warrant for their arrest is that of disorderly conduct in the streets of the town of Clinton in furious driving, whooping and hollowing and thereby disturbing its peace and quiet. The parties were brought before the mayor, and on the hearing required' to pay a fíne of two. dollars and a half each, and the costs of the prosecution, and they appealed. In the superior court the defendants’ counsel moved to quash the proceeding;, and the motion being allowed, the solicitor in behalf of the state appealed to this…
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