State v. . Browning
Supreme Court of North Carolina
IndictmeNt for Burning a Stable tried at Fall Term, 1877, of AlexandeR Superior Court, before Cloud J. It was in evidence ■ that in March, 1877, a stable and mules therein, the property of Wesley Morrison, were consumed by fire, and that soon after the burning, tracks of a peculiar character were discovered in the field where the .stable "was situated.
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IndictmeNt for Burning a Stable tried at Fall Term, 1877, of AlexandeR Superior Court, before Cloud J. It was in evidence ■ that in March, 1877, a stable and mules therein, the property of Wesley Morrison, were consumed by fire, and that soon after the burning, tracks of a peculiar character were discovered in the field where the .stable "was situated. Several witnesses swore that they were acquainted with the tracks of the defendant, and in their opinion the tracks in said field were those of defendant. It was in evidence that the defendant’s left leg was 1J or 2 inches longer than his…
1Opinion of the CourtFaircloth, J.
The defendant made two exceptions but properly abandoned one of them in this Court, and we do-not think he is entitled to a new trial on the other. The evidence of tracks entered into and became material on the-trial. It was proved that the defendant’s left leg was one and a half or two inches longer .than the other, and there was evidence tending to,show that his left step was longer than the other, and there was evidence that the left step of the track seen in the field was shorter than the right step. Whilst defendant’s counsel was arguing that the longer leg would make the longer step,…
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