Legal Opinion

State v. . Freeman

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided March 25, 1908PublishedCited by 25 opinions

CRIMINAL action, .tried before Long, J., and a jury, at February Term, 1908, of the Superior Court of Columbus County. From judgment of conviction defendants appealed. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the Court.

1Opinion of the Court

Clare, O. J.

Indictment for breaking into storehouse with intent to steal. Several exceptions were taken at the trial, but only two are relied on in defendants’ brief. The others are taken to be abandoned. Rule 34; 140 N. C., 666.

The first exception is that it was error to permit the witness to state that “the dog carried us to the shoe,” on the ground that it was making the act of the dog substantive testimony and not corroborative of any particular act, as the shoe was not upon anyone. The same exception was taken to another witness, who said “the dog went to the shoe,” referred to by the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Pedigo v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1898
  2. State v. . HunterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1907
  3. State v. . MorrisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1881
  4. State v. . ReitzSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1880
  5. State v. Moore.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1901

3Cited by25 opinions

  1. People v. PfanschmidtIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
  2. State v. . SpiveySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1909
  3. State v. PalmerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1949
  4. Terrell v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1968
  5. Tomlinson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1937

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