Legal Opinion

State v. Honeycutt

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided April 29, 1959No. 505PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDenNy, J.

The defendant’s sole assignment of error -is to the refusal of the court below to sustain his motion for judgment as of nonsuit at the close of all the evidence.

There is no evidence on this record that tends to show the defendant intentionally pointed the gun .in the direction of the deceased, as was the case in S. v. Head, 214 N.C. 700, 200 S.E. 415.

In the case of S. v. Satterfield, 198 N.C. 682, 153 S.E. 155, in speaking of involuntary manslaughter, this Count said: “This offense consists in the unintentional killing of one person by another without malice (1) by doing some unlawful act not…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. State v. . CopeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1933
  2. State v. . SatterfieldSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1930
  3. State v. . RobinsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1948
  4. State v. BeckerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1955
  5. State v. . WattsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1944

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. State v. WilkersonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
  2. State v. FoustSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
  3. State v. WrennSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
  4. State v. NorrisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
  5. Garland P. Stout v. Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962

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