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State v. McClain

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided April 28, 1954No. 438PublishedCited by 306 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

81 S.E.2d 364 (1954)

240 N.C. 171

STATE

v.

McCLAIN.

No. 438.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

April 28, 1954.

Harry McMullan, Atty. Gen., and Claude L. Love, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.

W. Brantley Womble, Raleigh, J. Allen Harrington, and McDermott & Cameron, Sanford, for defendant.

ERVIN, Justice.

The defendant emphasizes the assignment of error based on the admission of the testimony indicating that she committed another distinct crime, to-wit, larceny, several hours after her last assignation with the State's witness Bolling.

The general rule is that in a prosecution for a particular crime, the…

2Cases cited99 opinions

  1. People v. . MolineuxNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
  2. State v. LyleSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1923
  3. Shaffner v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1872
  4. State v. . VinsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1869
  5. State v. . HarrisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1943

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3Cited by306 opinions

  1. State v. CoffeySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1990
  2. State v. BarfieldSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
  3. State v. BullardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1984
  4. State v. CherrySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
  5. State v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1969

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