Legal Opinion

State v. Rose.

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided December 20, 1901PublishedCited by 16 opinions

INDICTMENT against John H. Nose, beard by Judge E. W. Timberlahe and a jury, at September Term, 1901, of the Superior Court of Wilson County. From a verdict of guilty and judgment thereon, the defendant appealed.

1Opinion of the CourtClash, J.

The prisoner is convicted of the murder of Thomas Farmer. There was evidence that the prisoner had threatened to kill the deceased “if he caught him messing round his still,” that “if he caught him on his side the road he would kill him before he got back.” The witness further stated, over objection and exception by prisoner, that the still was a blockade still, and that the revenue officers came and took it; that he had heard prisoner say that the revenue officers got it, and that the deceased was the one who had reported the still to them. This evidence was competent, as tending to show…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Benton v. North Carolina RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1898

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. . SpiveySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1909
  2. State v. . SmithSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1931
  3. Goodman v. . GoodmanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1931
  4. State v. . MerrickSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1916
  5. State v. . MyersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1932

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