State v. Harwell.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
INDICTMENT against Lawson Harwell, beard by Jndge W, B. Council, at October Term, 1901, of tbe Superior Court of Catawba County. Erom a judgment of quashal, tbe State Solicitor appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
This is an indictment under section 1113 of The Code, for the slander of an innocent woman. The statute provides "that if any person shall attempt,in a wanton and malicious manner, to destroy the reputation of an innocent woman," etc. And the bill of indictment charges that the defendant "unlawfully, wilfully and feloniously did attempt to destroy the reputation of Miss Beulah Gaither, she being an innocent and virtuous woman, by calling her a damned bitch, and I have a quarter for you, meaning thereby that she was incontinent, this being said in the presence of third parties." The defendant…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State v. . GrifficeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1876
- State v. . MorganSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1887
- State v. . FlowersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1891
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- State v. . CaldwellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1893
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