Legal Opinion
State v. Looney
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided January 24, 1978No. 47PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAKE, Justice.
The defendant contends that the offense of conspiracy to commit a murder is a lesser included offense of being accessory before the fact to such murder and, consequently, the court erred in failing to require the State to elect the charge upon which it would proceed and in imposing sentences for both offenses. In this contention we find no merit. G.S. 14-5 provides:
“Accessories before the fact; trial and punishment. — If any person shall counsel, procure or command any other person to commit any felony, *** the person so counseling, procuring or commanding shall be guilty of a…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- State v. ButlerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
- United States v. Bill Miles SkillmanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- State v. GoldbergSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1964
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3Cited by69 opinions
- State v. PiskorskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
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- State v. WilsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1988
- Grandison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1986
- State v. MyersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
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