Legal Opinion

State v. Houpe

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided November 21, 1934PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtStacy, C. J.

Tbe motion to nonsuit was properly overruled. Every element of tbe offense charged is supported by tbe State’s evidence. There was no error in excluding' evidence of improper relations between tbe prosecuting witness and another several months after tbe alleged crime of tbe defendant. S. v. Lang, 171 N. C., 778, 87 S. E., 957; S. v. Malonee, 154 N. C., 200, 69 S. E., 786.

Nor was it reversible error to exclude tbe conversations bad between tbe prosecuting witness and her sister and those between tbe sister of tbe prosecuting witness and their father. These conversations were offered to prove…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. . MaloneeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1910
  2. State v. . MelvinSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1927
  3. State v. . McLambSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1932
  4. State v. . LangSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1916

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. BowmanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1950

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