State v. . Lamon
Supreme Court of North Carolina
From Columbus. Indictment for murder. — The words of the. indictment which it is material to state, were, as follows, “The Jurors for the Slate upon their oath present, that Alexan-yja,nonj jape 0p J31a.dcn County, labourer, not having ■ the fear of God before his eyes, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the Devil, on the twenty-ninth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three, with force and arms, in the county…
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From Columbus. Indictment for murder. — The words of the. indictment which it is material to state, were, as follows, “The Jurors for the Slate upon their oath present, that Alexan-yja,nonj jape 0p J31a.dcn County, labourer, not having ■ the fear of God before his eyes, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the Devil, on the twenty-ninth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three, with force and arms, in the county aforesaid, in and upon one James McMillan, &c.” The prisoner on his arraignment pleaded, “ not guilty,” and before he was put on…
1Opinion of the Court
The prisoner on his arraignment pleaded "Not guilty," and, before he was put on trial moved for leave to withdraw his plea and plead in abatement, a fact which was admitted, viz., that the foreman of the grand jury which found the bill was also one of the corner's inquest which sat on the body of the deceased, and, further, that the record sent from Bladen, from which county the cause was removed by the prisoner, did not show that the jury which found the bill was composed of members of the original panel. The court refused the motion and proceeded to the trial.
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2Cases cited1 opinion
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