Legal Opinion

State v. . Gooding

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided September 28, 1927PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Stagy, C. J.,

after stating the case: There are several reasons why the judgment in this case, from which the defendant appeals, cannot be sustained.

In the first place, the only thing definite and certain about the judgment entered at the September Term, 1925, is the fine of $150 and costs. If the' defendant were not entitled to be discharged upon the payment of this fine and costs, which he may have been, it is clear that under the next sentence, “prayer for judgment continued for twelve months,” no judgment could be entered after the lapse of one year, or twelve months, which expired…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Yu Cong Eng v. TrinidadSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
  2. State v. EverittSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1913
  3. State v. HardinSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1922
  4. State v. . HiltonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1909

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Ex Parte BoydCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1942
  2. State v. CampSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
  3. State v. . PelleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
  4. State v. . JonesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1946
  5. State v. PelleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942

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