State v. . Brooks

At a regular term of the Superior Court of Mecklen-burg County held on 12 June, 1944, for the trial of criminal cases exclusively, the defendant George Walter Brooks was tried upon an indictment charging him with the statutory crime of rape. There was verdict of guilty of rape as charged in the bill of indictment, upon which judgment of death as required by law was pronounced by the court on 15 June, 1944.

From this judgment defendant gave notice of appeal to the Supreme Court, and upon affidavit and certificate in compliance with the statute, G. S.,-15-181, an order was entered on 15 June,…