State v. . Rash
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal from the Superior Court of Law of Cabarrus County, Spring Term, 1851, his Honor Judge Battle-pre^ siding. * The defendant was indicted for the murder of his wife, Mai y Rash, and convicted. Several objections were taken to the charge of the presiding Judge, which are set out in the opinion of the Court. The facts are also stated therein.
1Opinion of the CourtNash, J.
The bill of exceptions contains several objections to the charge of the presiding Judge. We will consider them in the order, in which they are presented.
The first is, that his Honor admitted improper testimony. The testimony objected to by the prisoner, is that portion relative to the treatment of his wife. After much testimony had been given in, the case states, “ that the State then introduced several witnesses to prove a long course of ill-treatment of his wife by the prisoner, for the purpose of showing that he had malice against her, and wished to get rid of her.” Was this a legitim ate…
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