State v. . Dukes
Supreme Court of North Carolina
INDICTMENT for fornication and adultery, tried before Graham,, J., and a jury at Spring Term, 1896, of NoRtii-AMPton Superior Court. The defendants were convicted and the male defendant appealed. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Associate Justice Avery.
1Opinion of the Court
A VERY, J.:
More than-two years before the male defendant was indicted he was seen, if the testimony was believed, taking a very indecent liberty with the female defendant, who, on remonstrance by the person who saw the act, said in the presence of Cad Dukes “ it was pretty much what they had done.” In connection with this, there was evidence tending to show that they lived a half mile apart, and that a witness had seen them frequently together at his own house and elsewdiere up to ten months ago. The witness, 'who testified to the indecent liberty, had not seen them together since last…
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