Legal Opinion
State v. Brannon
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided November 21, 1951No. 4PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
67 S.E.2d 633 (1951)
234 N.C. 474
STATE
v.
BRANNON et al.
No. 4.
Supreme Court of North Carolina.
November 21, 1951.
C. E. Hyde and O. L. Anderson, Murphy, for appellants.
Harry McMullan, Atty. Gen., and T. W. Bruton, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.
DENNY, Justice.
The failure of the court below to sustain the defendants' motion for judgment as of nonsuit, and their motion for a directed verdict of acquittal as to the charge of murder in the second degree, is assigned as error.
The ruling of the court below on these motions was proper and will be upheld. It is true the defendants were law enforcement…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- State v. . SmithSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
- State v. . MillerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1929
- State v. . UtleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1943
- State v. . ManningSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
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3Cited by9 opinions
- State v. BryantSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
- State v. DowneySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1960
- State v. BrightSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
- State v. MooreSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1957
- State v. ParksCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1972
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