State v. Meares
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendant from Kerr, J., at April Term, 1921, of BruNS-wiok. ■ This was an indictment for the seduction of an innocent and virtuous woman, and from the verdict and judgment the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtClaeK, C. J.
This appeal presents, we think, but two exceptions that require consideration.
The court, after instructing the jury fully and. correctly as to the nature of the offense with which the defendant was charged, and explaining to the jury the bill of indictment and instructed them as to the contentions of both the State and the defendant, and that before the defendant could be convicted the State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that: (1) The prosecuting witness was seduced by the defendant; and (2) that at the time of her seduction she was then and before that time had been an innocent and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State v. . HortonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1888
- State v. . MaloneeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1910
- State v. . PaceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1912
- State v. Whitley.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
- State v. Kincaid.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
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