State v. Hughes

There was no exception to tbe charge of tbe court below, tbe exclusion of evidence on tbe trial in tbe court below is tbe bone of contention. Tbe defendants contend: Tbe real, controlling-question involved in tbis case is: "Whether or not tbe principle laid down in tbe opinion in tbe case of State v. Goffney, 157 N. C., 624, applies to tbe facts of tbis case. We think tbe facts in tbis case differ materially from tbe Goffney case, as will be hereafter shown.

Tbe defendants are charged with tbe burglary of tbe Spruce Pine Store Company, Inc. Tbe defendant Tom Hughes admitted going into tbe…