State v. Knotts.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Indictment against T. G. Knotts, beard by Judge Francis D. Winston and a jury, at November Term, 1901, of the Superior Court of Halifax County. From a verdict of guilty and judgment thereon, the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtClark, J.
The defendant was convicted of selling vinous liquors within one mile of Littleton Female College. The evidence showed that the defendant sold a quart of wine in Halifax County within one mile of said college, which is located in Warren County. The defendant asked the Court to charge the jury that the act only applied to Warren, and not to Halifax, and if they believed the evidence, to find the defendant not guilty. This instruction was properly refused.
The statute, in question (Laws 1897, Ch. 411) following the customary form in such statutes, gives a list of counties, followed by the names…
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- State v. . WitterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1890