Legal Opinion

State v. . Morris

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided January 5, 1881PublishedCited by 30 opinions

Indictment for murder, tried at Fall Term, 1880, of Olkaveland Superior Court, before Seymour, /. The opinion contains the facts. The jury rendered a verdict of guilty, judgment, appeal by prisoner.

1Opinion of the CourtRuffin, J.

The prisoner was indicted at fall term, 1880, of Lincoln superior court, for the murder of one Joe Roark, and having procured his cause to be removed, was tried at ML term of Cleaveland court.

The killing 'occurred on ill© 10th of August last, about 9 o’clock at night, in a street of the town of Lincolnian*

The state introduced the sister of the deceased, who testified that her brother was shot in front of her house; that hearing him cry out she went to her door, and there saw some one over her brother beating him on the head; whereupon she made an outcry and the person fled, going across the “…

2Cited by30 opinions

  1. State v. McClainSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
  2. State v. Exum.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
  3. State v. . BrittainSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1883
  4. State v. FullerMontana Supreme Court · 1906
  5. State v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979

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