State v. Lane
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendant from Lane, J., at August Term, 1913, of Mo ORE. This is an indictment for tbe murder of George McCain on 28 October, 1912. It was alleged by tbe State tbat tbe prisoner knew tbat tbe deceased bad a large amount of money on bis person, and tbat be lured bim into a swamp, about 300 or 400 yards from tbe station at Aberdeen on tbe Seaboard Air Line Railway, for tbe ostensible purpose of gambling with bim, but for tbe real purpose of robbery.
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Appeal by defendant from Lane, J., at August Term, 1913, of Mo ORE. This is an indictment for tbe murder of George McCain on 28 October, 1912. It was alleged by tbe State tbat tbe prisoner knew tbat tbe deceased bad a large amount of money on bis person, and tbat be lured bim into a swamp, about 300 or 400 yards from tbe station at Aberdeen on tbe Seaboard Air Line Railway, for tbe ostensible purpose of gambling with bim, but for tbe real purpose of robbery. Tbe two were seen entering tbe swamp about 4:30 or 5 o’clock p. in. on tbe day of tbe homicide, and shortly thereafter two reports of a…
1Opinion of the Court
Waleer, J.,
after stating tbe case: This case was very carefully tried in tbe court below, and tbe charge of tbe court is to be commended for its very clear and comprehensive statement of tbe law as applicable to every phase of tbe evidence, and for an equally lucid and logical analysis of tbe evidence itself, so that tbe issues were presented to tbe jury fairly and fully for both parties. There was imdoubtedly evidence of tbe prisoner’s guilt, and this was explained to tbe jury in such a way that tbe prisoner, at least, has no ground for complaint. If there is any error therein — and we do…
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