Legal Opinion
State v. Avent
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided January 20, 1961No. 654PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPaRKee, J.
Each defendant — five of whom are Negroes and two members of the White race — before pleading to the indictment against him or her made a motion to quash the indictment. The court overruled each motion, and each defendant excepted. The motions were made in apt time. S. v. Perry, 248 N.C. 334, 103 S.E. 2d 404; Carter v. Texas, 177 U.S. 442, 44 L. Ed. 839; 27 Am. Jur., Indictments and Information, § 141.
At the close of all the evidence each defendant made a motion for judgment of compulsory nonsuit. Each motion was overruled, and each defendant excepted.
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