Legal Opinion

State v. Booker

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided May 6, 1959No. 511PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRodmaN, J.

Unless error was committed in -the trial as it relates to the charge -of ‘larceny, a felony, -defendant does not seek -another trial -on the charge of breaking 'and -entering. If erro-r existed with respect to that count, it w-ould be harmless, and another trial on that ■count might result in a consecutive sentence and hence be prejudicial to defendant. S. v. Riddler, 244 N.C. 78, 92 S.E. 2d 435; S. v. Stonestreet, 243 N.C. 28, 89 S.E 2d 734; S. v. Cephus, 241 N.C. 562, 86 S. E. 2d 70.

The trial judge, in charging the jury, defined larceny as: “the felonious taking and carrying -aw-ay from any…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. State v. GriffinSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
  2. State v. CephusSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1955
  3. State v. StonestreetSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1955
  4. State v. . McNairSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1946
  5. State v. . KirklandSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1919

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. State v. PerrySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
  2. State v. BeatySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
  3. State v. CooperSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1962
  4. State v. BarnesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1989
  5. State v. BarnesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1989

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