Legal Opinion

State v. . Fox

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided June 5, 1879PublishedCited by 4 opinions

. INDICTMENT for Fornication and Adultery, tried at Spring; Term, 1878, of Bujbke Superior Court, before Cloud, J. The record shows that the defendant and one Eliza Lackey were found guilty of the offence charged in the indictment,, and moved for a new trial, which motion was overruled.

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. INDICTMENT for Fornication and Adultery, tried at Spring; Term, 1878, of Bujbke Superior Court, before Cloud, J. The record shows that the defendant and one Eliza Lackey were found guilty of the offence charged in the indictment,, and moved for a new trial, which motion was overruled. The court then pronounced judgment that the defendant,. Jason Cox, be imprisoned in the county jail for thirty days* and be discharged on payment of costs; and as to the other' defendant, the judgment was suspended on payment of half the costs. From which the defendant, Jason Cox, prayed an appeal, which was…

1Opinion of the Court

Dilla&d, J.

The defendant was convicted and sentenced at spring term, 1878, of Burke superior court, and prayed an appeal to this court; and on his motion, on the filing of the requisite affidavit of inability to give the usual appeal bond, the judge below ordered that he have leave to appeal without giving security for the costs.

The record of the case below, properly so called, is not filed till the present term of the court, and it is unaccompanied with any statement in the nature of a bill of exceptions containing the exceptions taken to the proceedings in the court below; and no error…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. . MurraySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1879
  2. State v. . EdneySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1879

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. . CrookSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1884
  2. Simmons v. . AndrewsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1890
  3. State v. . RandallSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1883
  4. State v. . O'KellySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1883

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