Legal Opinion

State v. . Grady

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided June 5, 1880PublishedCited by 34 opinions

INDICTMENT for Murder tried at February Term, 1880, of New HaNovee. Criminal Court, before Meares, J. The jury found the prisoner guilty-of manslaughter, judgment, appeal by prisoner.

1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.

The prisoner is charged in a single count-of the indictment with the m-urder of one John Taylor ore the night of the 30th day of November, 1879, by giving him a blow on the head with a large pole, capped- with iron atone end. There was little discrepancy in the testimony of the witnesses as to the foots attending the homicide, but there was a conflict as to the person who gave the fatal stroke. The facts are set out in the case accompanied with a detailed statement of the testimony delivered to the jury;, and may he briefly summarized as follows:

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. . CavenessSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1878
  2. Robt. W. Glenn v. . the Charlotte S.C. R. R. Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1869
  3. Winburne v. BryanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1875
  4. Haywood v. . DavesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1879

3Cited by34 opinions

  1. State v. . CoxSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1910
  2. State v. . SteeleSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
  3. State v. . KingSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1882
  4. State v. Matthews.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
  5. State v. SteeleSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1925

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